https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458408 Territorial jurisdiction for Section 138 cheque dishonour complaints lies only where an ingredient of the offence is actually completed. Deposit of the cheque with the payee's bank at Delhi did not confer jurisdiction because the cheque is presented to the drawee bank and the collecting bank acts only as an agent for presentation. Mere despatch of the statutory demand notice from Delhi also did not create jurisdiction, as the relevant factor is receipt of notice and completion of the cause of action. On both grounds, Delhi courts lacked territorial jurisdiction, and the complaints were directed to be returned to the proper court. en-us Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:09:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458408 Territorial jurisdiction for Section 138 cheque dishonour complaints lies only where an ingredient of the offence is actually completed. Deposit of the cheque with the payee's bank at Delhi did not confer jurisdiction because the cheque is presented to the drawee bank and the collecting bank acts only as an agent for presentation. Mere despatch of the statutory demand notice from Delhi also did not create jurisdiction, as the relevant factor is receipt of notice and completion of the cause of action. On both grounds, Delhi courts lacked territorial jurisdiction, and the complaints were directed to be returned to the proper court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458408