ORDER : 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. 2. The petitioners are the accused in the complaints filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The contention of the petitioners is that the Trial Court before which the complaints have been filed by the respondent has no jurisdiction to entertain the complaints. The petitioners are entitled to raise the said contention before the learned Magistrate who is empowered to return the complaint for presentation to proper Court, if the learned Magistrate is satisfied that the Court has no territorial jurisdiction. 3. Therefore, this ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction cannot be considered in these Transfer Petitions. 4. On an application made by the accused, the Trial Court can always grant exemption from personal appearance subject to condition that whenever their presence is mandatory, they must attend the Court. 5. Subject to what is observed above, the Transfer Petitions are dismissed.