r t 24, 25, 29 -40, 42-45, 47 -5 5, 57-5 B, 60, 62-68, 7 0, 7 2-85 % 13.09.2010 l.)rcscnt: Mr. V.l(. Shailcnclra for thc pctitioncrs' r clltuulNAl, IIEVISION PE'I'ITIOIN NOS. 49712010' 498/2010. s0z-sts/zOto. sls-s18/2010, szo-sz8lzolo. sso-ssuzoto. ,. l. 'l'hcsc rcvision pclitions arc dircctccl against thc ordcr datccJ 18tl'May, 2010 rcfr.rsing to takc cognizancc and sulnmon thc accuscd in complaints filccl gnclcr Scction 138 of thc Ncgotiablc Instrumcnts Act, l88l (thc Act' lbr short). lly thc impr,rgnccl ordcr clatccl 18tl'May,2010, lcarncd trial court has clis6issccl thc complaints, intcr alia, holding that no proof of clclivcry of noticc uncjcr SccLion l3t3(b) of thc Act has bccn placcd on rccorcl. Lcarncd ogulrsol for thc pctitioncr sr.rbrnits that thc pctitioncr had filcd postal rcccipts issgrccl by ftc ltost <llficc lbr scnding of noticcs undcr Scction 138 proviso clausc (b) of thc Act. ltc rclics Lrpolt thc lividcncc Act, 1872 and thc (icrrcral Cleruscs Act, 1897. llc has also placcd rcliancc on scvcral .iLrclgrncnts of thc Strprcurc Court including V Ru.io Kumari versus P. Suhhursmt Nuitlu, .€0q4L 8 .-SCC 774 and /). Virtod Sltivoppu versus Nundu lleltiuppa, (2Q06) 6 $CC 456. IIc sr-rbmits that thc clucstion of scrvico of noticc was not zrrgucd and clucstioncd. Ilc statcs lhat argumcnts wcrc lrcarci on thc poirrt of tcrritorial jurisdiction only. IIc submits thal in casc lftc cprcstion of scrvicc of noticc hard bccn raiscd by thc lcarncd trial court, hc would havc rclsrrcd to and rclicd upon thc aforcsaid .itrdgmcnts ancl Scctirln ll4 of thc l,lvidcncc Act, lti72 and Scction 27 of thc Gcncral Clagscs Act, IU97. I Ic has drawn my attcntion to carlicr ordcr passcd by I a\ Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified 2-- this Cour-t in Criminal ltcvision Pelition No.45212010 and othcr connectcd cascs on 3Otl' Attgltst, 20l 0' 2. [' vicw of thc afurcsaid position, thc impugncd orclcr datcd l tltr' May, 2010 is hcrcby sct asidc and thc matlcr is rcmanded back to thc lcarncd trial cclurt for frcsh hcaring and dccisiott. f,carncd counsel for the petitioner will bc cltitlccl tcl rcly Llporl judgrncnts and statutoty provisions in suppofl of his oot'ttcnlion. 3. tt is clarificd that this Court has not expressed any tlpinion on rrcrits ancl thc trial cour-t will pass an orclcr without bcing inllucnccd by thc f\' obscrvations maclc in this ordcr' t 4. 't'hc pctitiopcr will elppcar bcfore thc trial court on 5tl' Octobcr, 2010. 'l'hc pctitions arc aocordingly disposcd of' 4, ./ t - It I "/ ,l/ (- L !! SANJIV KIIANNA, J. SEI''I'IIM llt{l'lt 13, 201 0 VKR J (