https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782462 Under the amended cheque dishonour jurisdiction scheme, territorial jurisdiction for an account-payee cheque lies with the court where the payee's bank branch maintaining the account is situated, and the special rule overrides the general venue provisions of the CrPC. The Court rejected a forum-shopping interpretation and treated the payee's home branch as the competent forum. It further held that pending Section 138 complaints may be transferred to the competent court under the validating provision, and where evidence under Section 145(2) had already begun, the matter should continue from the appropriate stage rather than restart, in the interests of justice. en-us Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:33:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782462 Under the amended cheque dishonour jurisdiction scheme, territorial jurisdiction for an account-payee cheque lies with the court where the payee's bank branch maintaining the account is situated, and the special rule overrides the general venue provisions of the CrPC. The Court rejected a forum-shopping interpretation and treated the payee's home branch as the competent forum. It further held that pending Section 138 complaints may be transferred to the competent court under the validating provision, and where evidence under Section 145(2) had already begun, the matter should continue from the appropriate stage rather than restart, in the interests of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782462