https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=238918 Territorial jurisdiction for a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint extends to any court where a constituent act of the offence occurred, including presentation of the cheque for encashment. Reading Sections 177 to 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 138, the Court reiterated that jurisdiction may lie where the statutory acts forming the offence are completed. On the factual basis accepted by the High Court, the cheque was presented at Delhi, so the Delhi court had jurisdiction. The contrary view was incorrect, and any fresh factual dispute about presentation at another place could still be raised before the competent court. en-us Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=238918 Territorial jurisdiction for a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint extends to any court where a constituent act of the offence occurred, including presentation of the cheque for encashment. Reading Sections 177 to 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 138, the Court reiterated that jurisdiction may lie where the statutory acts forming the offence are completed. On the factual basis accepted by the High Court, the cheque was presented at Delhi, so the Delhi court had jurisdiction. The contrary view was incorrect, and any fresh factual dispute about presentation at another place could still be raised before the competent court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=238918