https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301875 Jurisdiction for a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is governed by the Criminal Procedure Code, not by the complainant's choice of forum. Presentation of the cheque at a collecting bank in Bangalore did not by itself confer jurisdiction, because the relevant presentation is to the drawee bank. Issuance of statutory notice was also insufficient on its own, since service of notice and failure to pay within the statutory period complete the offence. The Karnataka HC therefore upheld return of the complaint and held that the Bangalore court had no jurisdiction on the facts stated. en-us Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:24:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301875 Jurisdiction for a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is governed by the Criminal Procedure Code, not by the complainant's choice of forum. Presentation of the cheque at a collecting bank in Bangalore did not by itself confer jurisdiction, because the relevant presentation is to the drawee bank. Issuance of statutory notice was also insufficient on its own, since service of notice and failure to pay within the statutory period complete the offence. The Karnataka HC therefore upheld return of the complaint and held that the Bangalore court had no jurisdiction on the facts stated. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301875