https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252232 Territorial jurisdiction in Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaints depends on the place where the drawee bank is situated and the cheque is dishonoured. Issuing statutory notice from the complainant's chosen place, or depositing the cheque at a bank selected by the complainant, does not by itself confer jurisdiction. The article states that cognizance is postponed until the cause of action accrues, but the offence is committed on dishonour. Complaints filed before a court lacking territorial jurisdiction are to be returned for presentation before the competent court; where the High Court applied an overruled approach, the revisional orders were restored. en-us Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252232 Territorial jurisdiction in Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaints depends on the place where the drawee bank is situated and the cheque is dishonoured. Issuing statutory notice from the complainant's chosen place, or depositing the cheque at a bank selected by the complainant, does not by itself confer jurisdiction. The article states that cognizance is postponed until the cause of action accrues, but the offence is committed on dishonour. Complaints filed before a court lacking territorial jurisdiction are to be returned for presentation before the competent court; where the High Court applied an overruled approach, the revisional orders were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252232