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<h1>Streamlining Cheque Dishonor Complaints: Supreme Court Urges High Courts to Improve Summons Service u/s 138.</h1> The article examines the interplay between the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, focusing on issues related to cheque dishonor. It highlights the delays in resolving complaints under Section 138 due to inefficient summons service. Recommendations include updating drawer contact information, creating a Nodal Agency for electronic summons, and simplifying bank dishonor slips. The Supreme Court suggests High Courts issue practice directions for treating summons service in related complaints as deemed service. The article also discusses the Magistrate's discretion in converting summary trials to summons trials and emphasizes efficient complaint handling under Section 138.