Dishonour of Cheque - Territorial jurisdiction of the court - As ...

Court Confirms Jurisdiction in Cheque Dishonor Cases for Both Drawer and Drawee Bank Locations; Bathinda Court to Proceed.

June 23, 2023

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

Dishonour of Cheque - Territorial jurisdiction of the court - As per amendment, the Courts situated at both the places i.e. of drawer Bank and drawee Bank, would have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the complaint - The trial Court at Bathinda is directed to entertain the complaints filed by the petitioners and proceed further with the trial as in accordance with law. - HC

View Source

← Previous Next →

Dishonour of Cheque - Territorial jurisdiction of the court - As ...

Court Confirms Jurisdiction in Cheque Dishonor Cases for Both Drawer and Drawee Bank Locations; Bathinda Court to Proceed.

June 23, 2023

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

You may also like:

Dishonor of Cheque - funds insufficient - difference in drawer’s signature - Apex Court has held that, criminal prosecution against the accused in such cases should be...

Dishonor of Cheque - Generally, in the criminal law, mens rea is an essential component of crime but dishonour of cheque is a criminal offence where there is no need to...

Dishonor of Cheque - when a cheque has been issued as a security, the consequences flowing therefrom is also known to the drawer of the cheque, and in the circumstances,...

Dishonour of Cheque - seeking leave of the Court to summon bank officials - The court found that the reason for dishonor of the cheques was 'payment stopped by the...

Dishonor of Cheque - Bank has been made as party - Liability of bank in case of dishonor of cheque - The bank is only the custodian of the money of the customers and has...

Dishonor of Cheque - When a cheque is issued even though as ‘security’ the consequence flowing therefrom is also known to the drawer of the cheque and in the...

The HC determined that in a dishonored cheque case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, proceedings had not yet reached the stage contemplated under...

Dishonour of Cheque - territorial jurisdiction - Foreign instrument - Cheque not made payable in India; and, was not drawn on a bank in India - The court noted that the...

Dishonor of Cheque - The accused account is at Vijaya Bank and the accused Bank has given endorsement of memo directly to the Manager of the complainant's Bank i.e.,...

Dishonor of Cheque - drawer of cheque - Vicarious liability - From the bare reading of Section 138 of the N.I. Act, it transpires that the liability of the drawer of the...

Dishonor of cheque due to account freeze falls within the purview of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The test is whether the account had insufficient...

Dishonor of cheque - jurisdiction - where a cheque is delivered for collection at any branch of the bank of payee or holder in due course, then, the cheque shall be...

Dishonor of cheque - presumption that cheque was issued in discharge of legal liability, burden on accused to prove contrary. Supreme Court observations: While deciding...

Dishonour of cheques - 7 cheques dishonoured at different places - different jurisdiction of trial court as per the bounced cheque - as the six complaint cases pertain...

Dishonor of Cheque - drawer of the cheque versus authorised signatory - One can easily visualise the object of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, will...

Quick Updates: