Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 598 · Decided 4 September 2014
Suku v. Jagdish & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 598 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 522
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1917/2014
- Decided
- 4 September 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, V. GOPALA GOWDA, C. NAGAPPAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 138
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - s. 138 - Complaint C under, for dishonour of cheque - Territorial jurisdiction upon the courts to take cognizance where cheque was presented or notice issued - Held: Presentation of a cheque by the complainant at a place of his choice or issue of notice by him to cheque amount D not sufficient by themselves to confer jurisdiction upon tfle courts - Thus, order passed by the High Court that tf:le presentation of the cheque to a bank in Kera/a would n9t by itself confer jurisdiction on the Kera/a Court, does not call for interference. E The question which
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