Jurisdiction of Courts under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881
The Section 143 of the Negotiable Instrument Act of 1881, specifically provides for all offences under the chapter to be tried by Judicial Magistrate of First Class or Metropolitan Magistrate in accordance with summary trial provisions of Section 262 to Section 265 of Code of Criminal Procedure. It provides that in case of Section 138 of the Act, the Magistrate is empowered to pass a sentence up to one year imprisonment. It further provides, that if at commencement or during course of summary trial, Magistrate finds that nature of particular case is such that the sentence of imprisonment exceeding one year...
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