https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269473 Territorial jurisdiction for a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is governed by amended Section 142(2), which places inquiry and trial before the court having local jurisdiction over the branch where the payee or holder in due course maintains the account when the cheque is delivered for collection through that account. Section 142A(1) gives that jurisdictional rule retrospective effect, overriding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and any contrary judgment or order, and deeming pending cases transferred accordingly. The complaint was therefore maintainable before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Indore, and the High Court's contrary order was set aside as unsustainable. en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269473 Territorial jurisdiction for a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is governed by amended Section 142(2), which places inquiry and trial before the court having local jurisdiction over the branch where the payee or holder in due course maintains the account when the cheque is delivered for collection through that account. Section 142A(1) gives that jurisdictional rule retrospective effect, overriding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and any contrary judgment or order, and deeming pending cases transferred accordingly. The complaint was therefore maintainable before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Indore, and the High Court's contrary order was set aside as unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269473