Blank Cheque Filled Later: Defending a Bounce Case
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Blank Cheque Filled Later: Defending a Bounce Case

A blank cheque filled by payee can become a Section 138 bounce case. Learn the drawer's defence, material alteration and handwriting evidence.

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Several Bounced Cheques, One Notice: Clubbing Complaints
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Several Bounced Cheques, One Notice: Clubbing Complaints

When several cheques bounce, can one demand notice or one complaint cover them all? A practical guide to multiple cheque bounce single notice strategy.

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NRI-Issued Cheque Bounced: Service, Court and Recovery
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

NRI-Issued Cheque Bounced: Service, Court and Recovery

How an NRI cheque bounce case works: where to file when the drawer lives abroad, how summons and notices travel, and how to recover from Indian assets.

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Bounced Cheque in Your Books: Income Tax and GST Treatment
Income Tax

19

Oct

Bounced Cheque in Your Books: Income Tax and GST Treatment

A bounced cheque does not cancel the sale. Here is how to handle GST ITC reversal, the bad debt write-off and income tax deduction in your books.

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Cheque Bounce Evidence: Documents a Payee Must Keep
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Cheque Bounce Evidence: Documents a Payee Must Keep

Before filing a Section 138 complaint, assemble these cheque bounce case documents — original cheque, return memo, invoices, notice proof and board reso…

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Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Quashing a Cheque Bounce Case: Grounds High Courts Accept

Filing a quashing cheque bounce case petition in the High Court? See which defects in a Section 138 complaint succeed, which grounds fail, and what to a…

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Partnership Firm Cheque Bounce: Suing the Firm and Partners
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Partnership Firm Cheque Bounce: Suing the Firm and Partners

Who can be made accused in a partnership firm cheque bounce? Section 141 NI Act, partner liability, retiring and sleeping partners, and drafting rules.

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Does a Bounced Cheque Hurt Your CIBIL Score and Loans?
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Does a Bounced Cheque Hurt Your CIBIL Score and Loans?

A bounced cheque rarely appears on your CIBIL report, but the missed EMI, notice and bank conduct around it can block your working capital renewal.

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Cheque Bounce Compensation: How Much Can a Payee Claim?
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Cheque Bounce Compensation: How Much Can a Payee Claim?

The cheque bounce compensation amount is capped by Section 138 at twice the cheque value, but what a payee actually recovers depends on how the prayer i…

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Cheque Presented After Validity: Does Section 138 Apply?
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Cheque Presented After Validity: Does Section 138 Apply?

Cheque validity is three months. A cheque bounced after that date cannot ground a Section 138 case; here is what the return memo shows and what to do.

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Cheque Bounce Arrest: Bail, NBW and Your Next Steps for Directors
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Cheque Bounce Arrest: Bail, NBW and Your Next Steps for Directors

Cheque bounce arrest bail explained: whether Section 138 is bailable, when courts issue an NBW, anticipatory bail, documents to carry and warrant recall.

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Section 139 Presumption in Cheque Bounce: Who Must Prove What
Cheque Bounce

19

Oct

Section 139 Presumption in Cheque Bounce: Who Must Prove What

The section 139 presumption in a cheque bounce case shifts the burden to the accused. What a proprietor must prove in defence, and the documents that work.

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