The Supreme Court has clarified that in cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the territorial jurisdiction lies with the court where the payee maintains their bank account—not where the cheque was presented for collection. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma delivered the ruling on July
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