A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices J.S.Khehar and R.Banumati has held that, in view of the Amended Section 142(2) of Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance 2015, the place where a cheque is delivered for collection i.e., the branch of the bank of the payee or holder in due course, where the drawee maintains an account, would be the determinative of the place of territorial jurisdiction for filing Complaint under the NI Act. The Bench was hearing an Appeal from an order dated 5.5. 2011 of Madhya Pradesh High Court in which it is held that the Jurisdiction to file a Complaint under NI Act lay only before the Court where-in the original drawee bank was located. The High Court relied on the Three Judge Bench Judgment of the Supreme Court in Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod vs. State of Maharashtra.
Criminal Appeal No. 1557 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7850 of 2011), Criminal Appeal No. 1562 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9758 of 2011), Criminal Appeal No. 1563 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 10019 of 2011) and Criminal Appeal No. 1564 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 10020 of 2011)
Decided On: 24.11.2015
Appellants: Bridgstone India Pvt. Ltd.
Vs.
Respondent: Inderpal Singh
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
J.S. Khehar and R. Banumathi, JJ.
Criminal Appeal No. 1557 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7850 of 2011), Criminal Appeal No. 1562 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9758 of 2011), Criminal Appeal No. 1563 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 10019 of 2011) and Criminal Appeal No. 1564 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 10020 of 2011)
Decided On: 24.11.2015
Appellants: Bridgstone India Pvt. Ltd.
Vs.
Respondent: Inderpal Singh
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
J.S. Khehar and R. Banumathi, JJ.
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