Arrest under negotiable instruments act

Sudershan Awasthi (Querist) 23 February 2017 This query is : Resolved

I have a problem that has been surfacing time and again.
Sometime back I was in trading business with a couple of friends through a LLP in Lucknow. In time my friends took loans from NBFC's and asked me to be a guarantor of such loans.
However as the business was not doing well I parted ways and moved out of Lucknow my home town to Delhi for better prospects.
But off late I have been getting court summons for cheque bounce from magistrates based in Jaipur courts. As I was unaware of any transactions my parents informed the policeman who had come with the summon to take it back as I did not live there.
This was almost 5 months back and few days back the same policeman returned with a arrest warrant for me eventhough my parents had explained him that I did not live there and gave the policeman the address of Delhi where I lived.
Even I spoke to the policeman requesting him on phone to send me the given summon and details.
However he remained adamant stating that this was a arrest warrant for me. He did leave after taking some bribe from my parents.
My query is that as per my understanding it was case of my friends/ex-partner case of non payment due to cheque bounce i.e 138 Negotiable instruments act can police arrest a guarantor.
Also since the arrest warrant was issued by a Jaipur based magistrate and given to Lucknow police then in such a case what is the next step that Lucknow police is to do if the person is arrested.
Will the arrested person get bail from Lucknow police or have to be taken by Lucknow police to Jaipur to the magistrate to get bail.
As of now the issue was taken care by friends lawyer but I would want to understand the implications and if needed have my own legal counsel.
A good advice from the learned members of this forum would be greatly appreciated.

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Guest (Expert) 23 February 2017
Find Out the Next Hearing Date in the Concerned Court and the Case details No etc from the Police Man whom you said you had taken Care and appear in the Concerned Court On that date.Before that atleast one day before Visit the Concerned Court and Appoint an Able Lawyer who would take Care of every thing.Until the Case gets Completed your Presence in Court Hearing dates would be mandatory.

Kumar Doab (Expert) 23 February 2017
“if needed have my own legal counsel”
Your understanding is correct.

Engage your own a very able and senior counsel ASAP and handover all documents and inputs that you may have.

Kumar Doab (Expert) 23 February 2017
Agreeing with Mr. N.J.S.Rajkumar.

Engage a local counsel to defend your interest.

LCI expert Mr. J.K.Agrawal is from Jaipur.
You can get in touch with him.