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Case of Dhanasingh Prabhu vs Chandrasekar, SC Judgement Dated 14th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2025.\u00a0<\/em>The apex Court held that partners of the partnership firm can be prosecuted individually under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) without the partnership firm being arraigned as an accused. Accordingly, order of high court set aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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