Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 861 · Decided 24 November 2015
M/S Bridgestone INDIAPVT. LTD v. Inderpal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 861 · [2015] 14 S.C.R. 153
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1557/2015
- Decided
- 24 November 2015
- Bench
- J.S. KHEHAR, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; NI Act Section 142(2)(a), 138
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: A B ss. 138, 142 and 142A - Proceedings uls. 138 - C Territorial jurisdiction for - Held: s. 142(2)(a) as amended through the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015 vests jurisdiction for initiating the proceedings in the court where the cheque where the payee/holder of cheque maintains an D account - Jurisdiction - Territorial jurisdiction. s. 142A - Vis-a-vis provisions of Cr. P. C. - Overriding effect of-Held: In view of non-obstante clause in sub section (1) of s. 142Aprovisions of Cr.P.C. would have to give way to E the
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