When May A Judgment Or Order Be Issued To Arrest The Authorized Manager In Limited Liability Companies In Oman?

• Published date: 08 February 2023
• Subject Matter: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Trials & Appeals & Compensation
• Law Firm: Sariya Al Hadi & Ali Al Rashdi & Co.
• Author: Sariya Al Hadi & Ali Al Rashdi & Co

In the bounced cheque cases and during the judgement execution stage, the authorized manager may be surprised by arrest orders even though both the cheque and judgment are related to the company's activities, not the manager personally. Such orders sometimes force the manager to pay sums of his own money to avoid the consequences of those orders.

Why the person who signs a bounced cheque is imprisoned although the cheque is issued by the company and relates to its commercial transactions?

In the bounced cheque lawsuit, the plaintiff requests the court to obligate the accused/defendant, who signed the bounced cheque on behalf of the company, to pay the value of the cheque. Suppose the court convicts the accused/defendant of the crime of issuing a cheque with no existing balance; in that case, the court shall accept the plaintiff's request based on the last paragraph of Article 356 of the Penal Code, which reads: " ... In all cases, the court shall oblige the convict of the crime to pay the value of the cheque and expenses incurred by the beneficiary, on the basis of a complaint by those concerned "

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