My company had business transactions with one M/s. Mals Cargo Pvt Ltd based in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh ..... Mals Cargo issued us 5 cheques against clearing liability ... All 5 cheques were drawn on SBI, Bhadohi Branch, Uttar Pradesh. My Company based in Mumbai deposited the 5 cheques with IndusInd Bank, Mumbai .... All the 5 cheques came back dishonoured ....and there were material alterations/overwritings on the dates of all 5 cheques and reason for dishonour was given as ' full signature of drawer required on cutting ' ..... We inquired with IndusInd Bank .... IndusInd had removed xerox copies of all 5 cheques before sending them to SBI, Bhadohi Branch .... and they found that there were no material alterations/overwritings when the cheques were presented .... so they gave us a certificate stating that the 5 cheques did not have any alterations/overwritings on their dates .....
This means that some staff/official of SBI, Bhadohi Branch in connivance with Directors of Mals Cargo played this fraud on us .... numerous notices/complaints were made to higher SBI officials/Banking Ombudsman ..... but nothing has evolved .... We want to file criminal case against SBI & Mals Cargo Pvt Ltd ... But how to go about it .... Who should be made party considering SBI ....
Central Board of Directors based in Mumbai .......... or SBI, Bhadohi Branch only .... or Administrative office at Lucknow
further on jurisdiction .... Can I file case at Mumbai or should it be filed in Bhadohi since cheques have been tampered at Bhadohi .........