Cheque Bounce: blogs and guides
12 guides on cheque bounce, written for people dealing with the problem now.
Cheque Bounce Legal Notice: The 30-Day Deadline and What to Write
When the 30 days for a cheque bounce notice start, what the notice under section 138 must say, how to send it, and the mistakes that sink cases.
How a Section 138 Cheque Bounce Case Runs in Delhi Courts
The stages of a section 138 cheque bounce case in a Delhi court, from filing and summons to the notice stage, evidence, judgment and settlement.
Security Cheque Bounced: Is It Still a Section 138 Offence
When a cheque given as security can found a section 138 case, when it cannot, and how holders and drawers should handle blank and post-dated security cheques.
Interim Compensation Under Section 143A in Cheque Bounce Cases
How interim compensation of up to 20% works in a cheque bounce trial: when it is ordered, how courts fix the amount, how to oppose it, and refund on acquittal.
Appeal Against a Cheque Bounce Conviction and the 20% Deposit
How to appeal a section 138 conviction in the Sessions Court, the 30-day deadline, and when the 20% deposit under section 148 can be reduced or waived.
Company Cheque Bounced: When Are Directors Liable
Section 141 NI Act explained: which directors can be prosecuted when a company cheque bounces, what the complaint must say, and how non-executive or resigned directors get out.
Settling a Cheque Bounce Case: Compounding at Every Stage
How a section 138 cheque bounce case is settled and compounded at each stage, what it costs under the 2025 Supreme Court guidelines, and how to protect an instalment deal.
Where to File a Cheque Bounce Complaint After the 2015 Amendment
Which court can hear a section 138 cheque bounce complaint under section 142(2): the payee's home branch rule, Delhi district courts, Noida, Ghaziabad and transfers.
Summons or Warrant in a Cheque Bounce Case: What to Do Next
What a summons or warrant in a Section 138 cheque bounce case means, how to appear and get bail, and how to have a warrant cancelled.
Stop Payment, Account Closed, Signature Mismatch: Which Cheque Returns Attract Section 138
Which reasons on a cheque return memo can lead to a Section 138 case, which cannot, and what the payee and drawer should do with each.
Cheque Given for a Time-Barred Debt: Can a Section 138 Case Succeed
Whether a Section 138 cheque bounce case can succeed when the cheque was given for a debt already barred by limitation, and how courts decide it.
Cheque Bounce: Criminal Case, Summary Suit or Both
How a Section 138 criminal complaint and an Order 37 summary suit compare for a bounced cheque, and when it makes sense to file both together.