Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 504 & 506 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Territorial jurisdiction - Act of dory demand and harassment was either made at Lucknow or at Jaipur - No mention in FIR that offence was committed partly at..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint - Territorial jurisdiction - All the acts i.e. handing over of cheque to payee i.e. Respondent was at Kolkata - Cheque was drawn at IDBI Bank having its branch at Kolkata - Cheque was dishonoured by earlier said branch at Kolkata - Drawer of cheque..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Dishonour of cheque - Territorial jurisdiction of Court in Andhra Pradesh - Cheques drawn on bank at Varanasi and presented in bank in Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Jammalamadugu - Held, words "Presented to the bank" as used in proviso (a) should be taken as meant only drawer bank..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Question of territorial jurisdiction can be decided by the trial Court itself...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 17, 20 -- Suit for immovable property - Territorial jurisdiction of Court - Determination - Suit properties situated within jurisdiction of different Courts i.e. "R" and "C" - Held, in view of S.17 CPC, suit could be filed in either of the two Courts - Since both the parties are also residents of "R" i.e. within the territorial..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 178(3), 177, 179 -- Dishonour of Cheque - Territorial jurisdiction to file complaint - Held, complainant can choose any one of those courts having jurisdiction over any one of the local areas within the territorial limits of which any one of the following five acts, the components of the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 20(c), Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Jurisdiction - Agreement to supply goods made at Delhi - Goods supplied from plaintiff's godown situated at Delhi - Defendant accepted the terms and conditions printed on the bills/invoices that Court at Delhi shall have jurisdiction - Held, by virtue of S.20(c) CPC Court at Delhi has..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint - Territorial jurisdiction - Cheques in question were presented for collection by respondent/complainant at Parwanoo - Communications of dishonouring cheques were given at Parwanoo - Material was supplied by respondent from Mumbai to Boisar - Respondent has a unit at Village Ambota,..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226, 227 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint - Territorial jurisdiction - Jurisdiction to issue a writ - Held, it is co-extensive with territorial jurisdiction of High Court within whose jurisdiction subordinate Court takes cognizance of a complaint - Proceedings instituted within..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Matrimonial proceedings - Transfer of - Husband initiated matrimonial proceedings which is pending before Court at "P" - Applicant/wife filed criminal and matrimonial cases before Court at "A" within whose territorial jurisdiction her parents reside - Applicant resides in the vicinity of place "A" but did not have any permanent..........
