Cheque Bounce Case: Summons Against Nainital Man Quashed Over Non-Compliance of Section 202 CrPC: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court recently delivered an important judgment in a cheque dishonour dispute and set aside a summoning order issued by a trial court. The decision was delivered by Justice Ashish Naithani, who held that the magistrate failed to follow the mandatory procedure prescribed under Section 202 Code of Criminal Procedure before issuing summons against the accused. The Court clarified that when an accused person lives outside the territorial…