https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784259 After issuance of process in a complaint under s. 138 NI Act, the Magistrate has no jurisdiction to discharge the accused by entertaining an application effectively seeking reconsideration under s. 203 CrPC; per SC in Adalat Prasad, the court must proceed under Chapter XX CrPC once summons is issued. Consequently, the order discharging the accused was held without jurisdiction and was set aside, and the complaint was restored for trial. The objection regarding maintainability of the complaint, including the requirement of impleading the company as an accused, was left open to be determined by the trial court at final hearing. Petition allowed. en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:18:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784259 After issuance of process in a complaint under s. 138 NI Act, the Magistrate has no jurisdiction to discharge the accused by entertaining an application effectively seeking reconsideration under s. 203 CrPC; per SC in Adalat Prasad, the court must proceed under Chapter XX CrPC once summons is issued. Consequently, the order discharging the accused was held without jurisdiction and was set aside, and the complaint was restored for trial. The objection regarding maintainability of the complaint, including the requirement of impleading the company as an accused, was left open to be determined by the trial court at final hearing. Petition allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784259