https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235522 Territorial jurisdiction for a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on where the constituent acts of the offence occur. The Court reaffirmed that jurisdiction may lie in any court connected with the drawing, presentation, dishonour, issuance of notice, and failure to pay within the statutory period, and that the complainant may choose the forum where the cheque is presented through the bank and payment fails. Applying that principle, it held that the Bhiwani court had jurisdiction because the cheque was presented there and the statutory non-payment process was linked to that place; the complaint was therefore maintainable. en-us Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235522 Territorial jurisdiction for a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on where the constituent acts of the offence occur. The Court reaffirmed that jurisdiction may lie in any court connected with the drawing, presentation, dishonour, issuance of notice, and failure to pay within the statutory period, and that the complainant may choose the forum where the cheque is presented through the bank and payment fails. Applying that principle, it held that the Bhiwani court had jurisdiction because the cheque was presented there and the statutory non-payment process was linked to that place; the complaint was therefore maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235522