MASTER CAPITAL SERVICES LTD. vs LAXMAN DARBARI — Crl.A. No. 863/2006

Case Summary: Master Capital Services Ltd. v. Laxman Darbari Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Master Capital Services' appeal and set aside the High Court's order that had quashed the criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court held that since the cheque was presented at Ludhiana, the Ludhiana Court had jurisdiction and the complaint could not be quashed on jurisdictional grounds. Key Direction: The Magistrate was directed to dispose of the complaint in accordance with law. The second accused (Mahesh Darbari) was permitted to raise his defense regarding power of attorney at the appropriate stage before the trial court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.