https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398136 Cognizance of a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint by a Magistrate lacking territorial empowerment was treated as a curable irregularity under Section 460(e) CrPC when taken in good faith, so the proceedings were not vitiated. The challenge based on Section 202(1) CrPC also failed because complaints under the Negotiable Instruments Act are governed by its special procedure, including Section 145 permitting affidavit evidence, which displaces the ordinary procedural objection to that extent. The criminal proceedings were therefore left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:29:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398136 Cognizance of a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint by a Magistrate lacking territorial empowerment was treated as a curable irregularity under Section 460(e) CrPC when taken in good faith, so the proceedings were not vitiated. The challenge based on Section 202(1) CrPC also failed because complaints under the Negotiable Instruments Act are governed by its special procedure, including Section 145 permitting affidavit evidence, which displaces the ordinary procedural objection to that extent. The criminal proceedings were therefore left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398136