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Dud/Bounced Cheque Offences Cannot Be Tried In Magistrates Courts In Nigeria.

Dud/Bounced Cheque Offences Cannot Be Tried In Magistrates Courts In Nigeria.

Dud/Bounced Cheque Offences Cannot Be Tried In Magistrates Courts In Nigeria.

By Onyekachi Umah,Esq.

 

It is a criminal offence for one’s Cheque to be dishonoured(refused) by his bank. It is an offence punishable with 2 years imprisonment. Only High Courts of States can try and entertain cases of bounced Cheques, fake Cheques and dishonoured Cheques. Hence, such cases cannot be entertained by any Magistrate Court in Nigeria for lack of jurisdiction.

References;

Sections 1 and 2 of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act.

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Dud/Bounced Cheque Offences Cannot Be Tried In Magistrates Courts In Nigeria.

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