Cheque Bounce

'Most cases end in settlement, not jail,' say lawyers, but ignoring the 15-day notice can trigger court action and credit damage

In a relief to actor Rajpal Yadav, the Delhi High Court suspended till March 18 his sentence in the cheque bounce cases and permitted him to be released from jail. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order after noting that Yadav deposited Rs 1.5 crore in the bank account of complainant M/s Murali Projects Pvt Ltd. "We are granting you an interim suspension of sentence... It is till the next date of hearing," said the judge. Yadav sought suspension of his sentence on the ground of a marriage in his family on February 19. The court directed Yadav to surrender his passport and not leave the country without permission. It further directed Yadav to remain present, either physically or virtually, on the next date of hearing on March 18. The court's proceedings came on revision petitions by Yadav and his wife challenging a 2019 decision of a sessions court, which upheld their conviction by a magisterial court here in the cheque bounce cases in April 2018. The magisterial court had

A Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria said that such people cannot be given a blanket exemption from making the deposit

Starting October 4, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India will implement a faster cheque-clearing system, reducing settlement time from up to two working days to just a few hours during business hours.

Lenders have added PPS, a layer of verification system to prevent cheque frauds and protect customers

A convict and his lawyer threatened a Delhi judge after a cheque bounce conviction, saying she wouldn't make it home alive

Ram Gopal Varma has been asked to pay Rs 3.72 lakh compensation within three months or face an additional three months in jail

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed this as a historic day for Kerala's judiciary

Keep sufficient funds in account, fill cheque details accurately and legibly, and ensure your signature hasn't changed

The finance ministry is mulling several steps like dipping into other accounts of a cheque issuer and prohibition of opening of new accounts of offenders to effectively deal with cheque bounce cases which are clogging the legal system. Many suggestions were made at a high-level meeting recently called by the ministry to deal with the high incidence of cheque bounce cases. Some of the steps suggested before taking legal recourse included debiting another accounts of the cheque issuer if his or her account is short of funds to honour the instrument, sources said. The other suggestions were treating cheque bounce as default of loan and thus reporting it to credit information companies for necessary downgrade of score, the sources said, adding a proper legal view would be taken before these suggestions are accepted. If these suggestions are implemented, it would help enforce cheque honouring by the payer without the matter going to court and also compel him/her to make payment by creat

A State Bank of India branch has been fined Rs 85,177 by the Dharwad District Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum for dishonouring a cheque after failing to properly recognise a Kannada numeral on it. Vadirajacharya Inamdar issued an SBI cheque for Rs 6,000 to Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM) towards his electricity bill on September 3, 2020. HESCOM had its account in Canara Bank and therefore the cheque was sent to the SBI branch at Haliyal in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka for clearance. The cheque was filled in Kannada including the numerals. The SBI branch in Haliyal wrongly identified the Kannada numeral nine as six and, therefore, dishonoured the cheque. The numeral nine indicated the month of September, but the bank read it as June. Inamdar, an English lecturer in the Government PU College in Hubballi, approached the Consumer Forum with his complaint. On Wednesday, the Forum consisting of President Ishappa Bhute and members V A Bolishetti and P C Hir

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It would seek directions from a Supreme Court panel formed to expedite the pendency of cheque bounce cases before taking a final call

Ehile cheque returns in April have risen slightly, it this does not necessarily point to a trend, say bank officials

The Supreme Court came out with a slew of directions to ensure speedy disposal of cheque bounce cases across the country

Under the 'positive pay' system, a customer who issues the cheque clicks a picture of the cheque before handing it over to the beneficiary and uploads the same on the bank's mobile application

The government wants to change the law, more so in recent months as part of reforms helping business

The risk of imprisonment for actions or omissions that aren't necessarily fraudulent or the outcome of mala fide intent is a big hurdle in attracting investments