https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197258 Territorial jurisdiction for a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not confined to the place of dishonour alone, because the offence is made up of multiple constituent acts, including drawing, presentation, dishonour, notice, and failure to pay. Where any part of those acts occurs in a local area, jurisdiction may lie there under the Code of Criminal Procedure. At the pre-summoning stage, the Magistrate must rely on the complaint's averments and form only a prima facie view, without conducting a factual inquiry into their truth. A complaint disclosing that part of the cause of action arose in Delhi could therefore not be returned solely for want of territorial jurisdiction. en-us Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:28:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197258 Territorial jurisdiction for a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not confined to the place of dishonour alone, because the offence is made up of multiple constituent acts, including drawing, presentation, dishonour, notice, and failure to pay. Where any part of those acts occurs in a local area, jurisdiction may lie there under the Code of Criminal Procedure. At the pre-summoning stage, the Magistrate must rely on the complaint's averments and form only a prima facie view, without conducting a factual inquiry into their truth. A complaint disclosing that part of the cause of action arose in Delhi could therefore not be returned solely for want of territorial jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197258