https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=751715 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held maintainable in Delhi where a foreign cheque was presented for collection through the payee's bank branch in India, because Section 142(2) confers territorial jurisdiction on the court within whose local limits the collecting bank is situated. The Court held that the foreign character of the cheque did not exclude Indian criminal jurisdiction under Section 138, and the absence of any term requiring payment only abroad did not defeat venue. A Section 482 CrPC petition was also refused because it was filed after unexplained delay and laches, which by itself justified declining inherent interference. The prosecution was left to proceed before the Delhi court. en-us Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:28:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=751715 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held maintainable in Delhi where a foreign cheque was presented for collection through the payee's bank branch in India, because Section 142(2) confers territorial jurisdiction on the court within whose local limits the collecting bank is situated. The Court held that the foreign character of the cheque did not exclude Indian criminal jurisdiction under Section 138, and the absence of any term requiring payment only abroad did not defeat venue. A Section 482 CrPC petition was also refused because it was filed after unexplained delay and laches, which by itself justified declining inherent interference. The prosecution was left to proceed before the Delhi court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=751715