(l I 24, 25, 29 -40, 42-45, 17 -5 5, 57-5 tl, 60, 62-68, 7 0, 7 2-85 % I 3.09.201 0 prcscnt: Mr. V.K. Shailcndra for thc pctitioners. '1. iOi-St:/ZOttl, S1S-S18/2010. SZO-SZI/ZOtO. SSO-SStlzOto. t. "I'hcsc rcvisio6 pctitions arc dircotcd against thc oldcr clatccl lSthMay, 201 0 rcfr-rsing to tako oognizancc ancl sulrllron thc accuscd in complaints filcc{ gnclcr scotiol 138 of thc Negotiablc Instrutncnts Aot, lti8l (the Act, I'or short). lly thc irlpugnocl orclcr datcd llltl'May,2010, lcarncd trial court has ciismissccl thc coptplaints, intel alia, holcling l.hal no proof of delivcry of noticc unclcr Scctiop l3U(b) 9[thcAct has bccn placcd on rcco1d. Lcarncd counscl lor thc pctitiolcr subrnits that thc pctitioner had filcd pclstal rcccipts issuocl by ttrc pclst clfficc'lbr scr-rding of noticcs undcr Scction 138 proviso clerusc (b) ol thc Aot. llc rclies upon thc liviclcncc Act, 1872 and thct (jcncral ('lauscs Act, I tt97. llc hars also placccl rcliancc ol1 scvcral jr,rclgrrronts ol' thc Suprcnrc Court irrclucling V. .Rtriu l(umuri versus P. ,liuhburumu Nuitlu, L2004)- 8 SCC 774 anct /). virtod shivappu versus Nurrttu ltettiupltu. (2Q06) 6 SCC 456. IIc subrnits that the clucstion of sct-vicc of poticc was not algucd and qucstioncd. I'[c stalcs that argr,rrnents woro 6carc{ op Lhc point of tcrlitorial jurisdiction only. Ilc submits thal in czrsc thc clucstion o{'scrvicc of nolicc, had bccn raiscd by thc lcarncd trial cotrrt. hc r,l,oulcl havc rcfcn'cd to ancl rclicd upon thc aforcsaid judgrncttts ancl Scction I l4 of thc lividcncc Act, 1 872 and Scction 27 of thc Gcncral Clauscs Act, ltl97. llc has clrawn rny attcution to callicr otdcr passcd by 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 |l !- tlris Court in Criminal l{cvision Petition No' 45212010 and other connected cascs on 30tl' Attgttst, 20 1 0. 2. [n vicw of thc alorcsaicl position, thc irnpugncd oldcr dated 18'l' May' 2010 is hcrcby sct asi{c alcl thc malter is rcmandcd back to the learned lrial court for frcsh hcaring and dccision. Lcal.ned counscl for the pctitioncr will bc cntitlcd to rcly upol'l juclgmcnts ancl statr.rtory provisions in suppofl of his contcntion. 3. It is clerriflcd that this Court has not exprcsscd any opinion on rnerits ancJ thc trial cclr-rrt will pass an ordcr without bcing influcnccd by the clbscrvations madc in this clrdcr. 4. 1.'hc pctitioncr will appcar bcforc thc trial courl on 5tl' Octobcr, 2010. 'l'hc pctitions al'c acoordingly disposcd of' 1 ,llt-_ L - (( SANJIV KIIANNA, J. sBl,'l'ltMllll'lt l 3, 201 0 VKIT a