Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction as a ground for seeking transfer of proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
The Power of the Hon’ble Supreme Court to transfer certain types of cases under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been dealt with in M/s Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., where the terms “want of territorial jurisdiction” has been tested.
