Cheque Dishonour (NI Act s.138) — Nagpur Courts

Complaints and defence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Nagpur, on the territorial-jurisdiction framework set out in Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod.

Controlling Statutes

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (s.138)

Our Process

1. Demand notice under s.138 within thirty days of the bank's 'cheque returned' memo.
2. Filing of complaint before the Judicial Magistrate within thirty days of the lapse of the fifteen-day notice period.
3. Pre-summoning evidence, summoning, and trial.
4. Mediation under the framework permitted by the Negotiable Instruments Act.
5. Enforcement of compensation orders or appellate work where applicable.

Doctrinal Anchors (Key Judgments)

• Kusum Ingots & Alloys Ltd. v. Pennar Peterson Securities Ltd. ((2000) 2 SCC 791)
• Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra ((2014) 9 SCC 129)

Courts & Jurisdiction

• Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nagpur