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February 11, 2022

Dishonor of cheque - A proprietorship concern is not a juristic person. It is merely a trade name used by a person for doing his business. A person may carry on a business in the name of the proprietorship concern but he being the proprietor of the business, would be solely responsible for all the actions and liabilities of the proprietorship concerned. It is correct that the provisions of Section 141 of the Act have no bearing to the present case where the revisionist no. 1 is not a company - the instant Criminal Revision lacks merits and is hereby dismissed at the admission stage. - HC

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