141. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898),-

(a) no court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under section 138 except upon a complaint, in writing, made by the payee or, as the case may be, the holder in due course of the cheque;

(b) such complaint is made within one month of the date on which the cause of action arises under clause (c) of the proviso to section 138;

²[(c) no court inferior to that of a court of Metropolitan Joint Sessions Judge or of a court of Joint Sessions Judge, as the case may be, shall try any offence punishable under section 138 where the face value of the cheque exceeds Tk. 5 (five) lac; and every other offence punishable under section 138 shall be triable by a court of Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class.]