Bijapur Court Has Jurisdiction in Cheque Dishonor Cases Under Amended Section 142(2) of NI Act 2015.

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....Dishonor of cheque - jurisdiction - where a cheque is delivered for collection at any branch of the bank of payee or holder in due course, then, the cheque shall be deemed to have been delivered to the branch of the bank in which the payee or holder in due course, as the case may be, maintains the account. When such amendment was brought in 2015 and inserted section 142(2) of the NI Act, the very contention of the petitioner that the Bijapur Court is not having jurisdiction to try the complaint filed for the offence under section 138 of NI Act, cannot be accepted. - HC....