Prakash Chimanlal Sheth vs. Jagruti Keyur Rajpopat 2025 INSC 897 - S. 142 NI Act - Territorial Jurisdiction - Cheque Bounce Complaint
Negotiable Instruments Act 1881- Section 138,142 - The Court where the cheque is delivered for collection, that is, through an account in the Branch of the Bank where the payee maintains that account -[Context:In this case, SC held: Once it is established that, at the time of presentation of the cheques in question, the complainant maintained his account with the Kotak Mahindra Bank at its Bendurwell, Mangalore Branch, he was fully justified in filing his complaint cases before the jurisdictional Court at Mangalore. ]
Case Info
Coram: Justice Sanjay Kumar, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Judgment Date:July 25, 2025
Caselaws and Citations:
- Bridgestone India Private Limited vs. Inderpal Singh, (2016) 2 SCC 75
Statutes/Laws Referred:
- Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (N.I. Act)
- Section 142(2)(a) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)
- Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)
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