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Punishment for Cheque Bouncing Cases

Last updated on Jun 1, 2022

Cheque bouncing is both a civil and criminal offence. You can file a civil suit to recover your money as well a criminal complaint to punish the person for bouncing your cheque. The proceedings for both will happen in two different cases. You can choose to file only one case or you can file these cases simultaneously.

In a civil suit, the remedy available to you is repayment of the cheque amount along with interest. Whereas, in a criminal complaint, the defaulter/drawer of the cheque can be punished with jail time of up to two years, and/or fine up to twice the amount of cheque.

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