<h1>India Amends Cheque Dishonour Law: Cases Now Filed Where Payee's Bank is Located, Per Section 138 Change.</h1> The President of India has issued the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, which revises the territorial jurisdiction for cases of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The amendment mandates that cases be filed in the court where the payee's bank branch is located, except for bearer cheques, which are handled by the drawee bank's local court. It also requires all subsequent complaints against the same drawer to be filed in the same court and allows for case transfers to the appropriate jurisdiction if multiple prosecutions occur. This was confirmed by a government official in a parliamentary response.