https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156854 Territorial jurisdiction for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on where the statutory ingredients of the offence occur, not merely on where the demand notice is issued. The offence is completed only when the cheque is dishonoured, notice is issued and received, and payment is not made within the stipulated period. Applying the criminal jurisdiction rules under the Code of Criminal Procedure, jurisdiction ordinarily lies where the offence is committed. On the stated facts, the cheque was issued, presented, and dishonoured at Chandigarh, and the complaint did not establish presentation at Delhi. The Delhi courts therefore had no territorial jurisdiction; jurisdiction lay at Chandigarh. en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:28:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156854 Territorial jurisdiction for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on where the statutory ingredients of the offence occur, not merely on where the demand notice is issued. The offence is completed only when the cheque is dishonoured, notice is issued and received, and payment is not made within the stipulated period. Applying the criminal jurisdiction rules under the Code of Criminal Procedure, jurisdiction ordinarily lies where the offence is committed. On the stated facts, the cheque was issued, presented, and dishonoured at Chandigarh, and the complaint did not establish presentation at Delhi. The Delhi courts therefore had no territorial jurisdiction; jurisdiction lay at Chandigarh. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156854