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2022 (3) TMI 686 - HC - Indian LawsDishonor of Cheque - summoning of the accused - it was observed by the trial court that it did not have the jurisdiction to try the complaint case as the payee bank was situated in North District, hence the accused could not be summoned - HELD THAT:- It is evident that the present complaint ought to have been filed in the Court under whose jurisdiction the bank of the payee, i.e., petitioner is situated. The bank of the payee is situated at Model Town-III, Delhi, which falls in the North District and the courts of the said district are situated at Rohini Courts Complex, New Delhi - Apparently, the Court of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate in West District does not have the jurisdiction to try the complaint in question, which was filed due to bona fide belief in a District Court, which has no jurisdiction. The criminal complaint under Section 138 N I Act pending in the court of Sh. Devanshu Sajlan, learned Metropolitan Magistrate (MM), West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi is ordered to be transferred to the Court of learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, District Rohini, North, Rohini Courts Complex, New Delhi along with all the original and complete records - petition disposed off.
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