Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 598 · Decided 4 September 2014
Times Business Solution LTD. v. Databyte
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 598 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 526
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1911/2014
- 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 presented for collection when drawee bank situated at other place - Held: A unilateral act of presentation of the cheque anywhere in of a notice of dishonour from a place chosen D by the complainant does not by itself confer jurisdiction upon the Court from within whose jurisdiction such presentation is made or notice issued - Thus, the High Court was justified in refusing to interfere with the orders passed by the
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