https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=215004 In a section 138 prosecution, specific averments that the cheque was issued and handed over at New Delhi supported territorial jurisdiction, because jurisdiction may arise where any component act of the offence occurs; the Delhi courts' jurisdiction objection was rejected. The plea that the cheque was issued only as security, rather than toward discharge of liability, raised a disputed question of fact requiring evidence and could not be ined at the quashing stage; that plea also did not justify quashing. The petition for quashing was therefore rejected and the complaint was left to proceed to trial. en-us Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=215004 In a section 138 prosecution, specific averments that the cheque was issued and handed over at New Delhi supported territorial jurisdiction, because jurisdiction may arise where any component act of the offence occurs; the Delhi courts' jurisdiction objection was rejected. The plea that the cheque was issued only as security, rather than toward discharge of liability, raised a disputed question of fact requiring evidence and could not be ined at the quashing stage; that plea also did not justify quashing. The petition for quashing was therefore rejected and the complaint was left to proceed to trial. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=215004