https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299639 Section 138 NI Act territorial jurisdiction was governed by the amended Sections 142(2) and 142A, read with Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd. v. Inderpal Singh, which place jurisdiction with the court where the cheque is delivered for collection through the payee's bank account branch. Applied to the facts discussed, presentation and dishonour through the Hospet branch meant the complaint was required to be tried by the JMFC at Hospet. The parties' residence at Sandur did not override the statutory jurisdictional rule, and the article states that the Sandur Court lacked territorial jurisdiction, so the concurrent conviction was set aside. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:45:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299639 Section 138 NI Act territorial jurisdiction was governed by the amended Sections 142(2) and 142A, read with Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd. v. Inderpal Singh, which place jurisdiction with the court where the cheque is delivered for collection through the payee's bank account branch. Applied to the facts discussed, presentation and dishonour through the Hospet branch meant the complaint was required to be tried by the JMFC at Hospet. The parties' residence at Sandur did not override the statutory jurisdictional rule, and the article states that the Sandur Court lacked territorial jurisdiction, so the concurrent conviction was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299639