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Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Cheque Bounce by a Trust or Society: Who Is Liable?

A trust cheque bounce follows different rules from a company's: learn who signs, who can be arraigned and how Section 141 applies to societies and clubs.

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Cheque Bounce for Rent: Landlord's Section 138 Case

Step-by-step guide for landlords: proving the rent debt, drafting a valid Section 138 notice and filing a rent cheque bounce case in the right court.

Altered Cheque or Amount Mismatch: Bounce Case Outcome

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Altered Cheque or Amount Mismatch: Bounce Case Outcome

In an altered cheque bounce case, words govern over figures under Section 18. Learn how material alteration under Section 87 changes the Section 138 out…

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Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

No Invoice, Only a Hand Loan: Proving a Bounce Case

Lent money with no invoice? Learn how to prove a hand loan in a cheque bounce case using ledgers, certified bank records and written acknowledgments.

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Reviving a Dismissed Cheque Bounce Complaint in Court

Cheque bounce case dismissed? Compare recall, restoration, a fresh Section 138 complaint and appeal, plus the Section 142 limitation risk in each route.

Cheque Stolen and Misused: Drawer's Bounce Case Defence

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Cheque Stolen and Misused: Drawer's Bounce Case Defence

Facing a stolen cheque presented bounce case? File the FIR, stop payment in writing, and prove there was no debt and no valid signature under s.138 NI Act.

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Joint Account Cheque Bounced: Who Faces the Case?

A joint account cheque bounced case turns on who signed and what the bank mandate allows. Learn who can be accused under Section 138 and what evidence m…

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Settlement Cheque Bounced: Enforcing the Compromise

Settlement cheque bounced? What to do next under Section 138 NI Act: fresh notice, fresh complaint, and using the compromise as proof of debt.

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Proprietorship or HUF Cheque Bounced: Who Is Accused?

The proprietorship cheque bounce accused name must be the proprietor, not the trade name. Section 141 does not apply to a sole proprietorship or an HUF…

Cheque Bounce

Oct

Learned Counsel Desk

Guarantor's Cheque Bounced: Liability Under Section 138

Guarantor cheque bounced liability in India: how Section 138 works against a surety, Section 128 of the Contract Act, notice drafting and whom to sue.