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2020 (1) TMI 380 - HC - Indian LawsDishonor of Cheque - section 138 of NI Act - territorial jurisdiction - It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that as the cheque has been drawn on M/s. Standard Chartered Bank, Sharjah Branch, UAE, the dishonour of same had occurred outside the territory of India and as such the Courts in Delhi have no territorial jurisdiction - HELD THAT:- The Cr.P.C. is no longer res integra and the same has been decided long back in the decision rendered by the Supreme Court in M/S BRIDGESTONE INDIA PVT. LTD. VERSUS INDERPAL SINGH [2015 (12) TMI 777 - SUPREME COURT] where it was held that the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Indore, would have the territorial jurisdiction to take cognizance of the proceedings initiated by the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, after the promulgation of the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015. The cheque in question was presented for encashment by the complainant in Canara Bank, Anand Vihar Branch, Delhi-92, the present petition is dismissed along with pending applications - petition dismissed.
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