https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440832 In a Section 138 prosecution, inquiry under Section 202 CrPC may be satisfied by the complaint, affidavit, documents and complainant's submissions where the accused resides outside jurisdiction; examination of witnesses on oath is not mandatory in every case. Presentation and dishonour of the cheque at a Delhi bank conferred territorial jurisdiction on the Delhi courts, so the summoning order was not vitiated on that ground. Alleged resignation from the firm and denial of responsibility for the cheque transaction raised disputed questions of fact; absent unimpeachable material, those issues could not justify quashing under Section 482 CrPC, and the complaint was permitted to proceed to trial. en-us Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440832 In a Section 138 prosecution, inquiry under Section 202 CrPC may be satisfied by the complaint, affidavit, documents and complainant's submissions where the accused resides outside jurisdiction; examination of witnesses on oath is not mandatory in every case. Presentation and dishonour of the cheque at a Delhi bank conferred territorial jurisdiction on the Delhi courts, so the summoning order was not vitiated on that ground. Alleged resignation from the firm and denial of responsibility for the cheque transaction raised disputed questions of fact; absent unimpeachable material, those issues could not justify quashing under Section 482 CrPC, and the complaint was permitted to proceed to trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440832