Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of accused - Without conducting enquiry u/s 202 Cr.P.C - When a mandatory condition precedent to issuance of process has not been fulfilled, continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to permitting prosecution founded upon an invalid exercise..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings - Complaint on its face discloses ingredients constituting an offence u/s 138 of N.I Act - Even if plea of petitioner that cheque was issued as security or that liability stood discharged, is taken at face value, such pleas are matters..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Service of summons - Directions issued: (a) In all cases filed u/s 138 of the Act, service of summons shall not be confined through prescribed usual modes but shall also be issued dasti i.e. summons shall be served upon accused by complainant in addition; This direction is necessary as a large number of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 447 -- Dishonour of cheque - Transfer of complaint - Lack of territorial jurisdiction - Petitioner/payee of cheque wrongly instituted Complaint Case at Cuttack, who is incompetent to take cognizance, having no territorial jurisdiction to try offence u/s 138 of the N.I. Act..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142(2)(a) -- Dishonour of Cheque - Territorial jurisdiction - Complainant got his bank account transferred from place `B' to place `M' - Cheque presented for collection at place `B' for the purpose of crediting his account at place `M' - At the time of presentation of cheque complainant maintained his account at place `M' as..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 225 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of accused - Accused residing beyond territorial jurisdiction of Court - Drill of S.225 BNSS not followed before issuance of process - Summoning order set aside - Matter remitted...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint in default - Neither complainant nor his counsel appeared before trial Court on six consecutive dates - Repeated absence of complainant, failure to avail statutory remedy and unexplained delay together do not present a case of procedural..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Jurisdiction of Court - Inquiry, trial or other proceedings in respect of a case u/s 138 of the Act can be held only by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the cheque is delivered for collection i.e. the branch of bank of payee where payee or holder in due course, as the case may be, maintains..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Jurisdiction of Court - Provision contained in S.177 Cr.P.C. do not apply to cases under Negotiable Instruments Act while determining territorial jurisdiction of a Court, as S.142 of the Act begins with a non obstinate clause which uses the expression `only' meaning thereby only those Courts which..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Jurisdiction of Court - Complainant presented cheque in his bank account which is beyond local territorial jurisdiction of trial Court - It is not a case where complainant had presented cheque for payment otherwise through an account, in that case even location of branch of drawee bank where drawer..........
