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M/s. Harman Electronics (p) Ltd. & Anr. v. M/s. National Panasonic India Ltd.

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 487
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 12 December 2008

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.177 - Territorial jurisdiction of criminal court - To try case u/s. 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act - Held: In order to determine c territorial jurisdiction of criminal Court place of commission of offence is material - Court derives jurisdiction when the cause of action arises - In a case u/s. 138 of the Act, cause of action for filing complaint arises only after completion of the offence, i.e., after service of notice by the holder of the instrument and failure to pay on the part of accused within 15 days thereafter - Complaint can be filed at the

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