Srinagar, July 9 -- Holding that criminal proceedings cannot be transferred on the basis of vague allegations or unsupported claims of inconvenience, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition seeking transfer of a cheque bounce case from Srinagar to Jammu.

The court observed that the petitioner had failed to establish any genuine threat or hardship and appeared to have invoked the transfer jurisdiction only to avoid payment of the cheque amount and prolong the trial.

Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by Sonaullah Dar, who had sought transfer of a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class (City Munsiff), ...