https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312479 Cognizance for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could be taken only on a written complaint by the payee or holder in due course, because Section 142 prescribes an exclusive mode and overrides the CrPC; initiation through an FIR and police investigation was therefore invalid and set aside. Cognizance under Sections 406 and 420 IPC was sustained because the allegations prima facie disclosed distinct penal ingredients that could be examined at trial, so the challenge to those offences failed. en-us Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:19:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312479 Cognizance for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could be taken only on a written complaint by the payee or holder in due course, because Section 142 prescribes an exclusive mode and overrides the CrPC; initiation through an FIR and police investigation was therefore invalid and set aside. Cognizance under Sections 406 and 420 IPC was sustained because the allegations prima facie disclosed distinct penal ingredients that could be examined at trial, so the challenge to those offences failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312479