CHEQUE MAY BE PRESENTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FILING THE COMPLAINT WITH IN 6/3 MONTHS = Apex Court said: “In the result, we overrule the decision in Sadanandan Bhadran's case (supra) and hold that prosecution based upon second or successive dishonour of the cheque is also permissible so long as the same satisfies the requirements stipulated in the proviso to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. - 2015 S.C.(2013)MSKLAWREPORTS
The larger bench overruled Sadanandan Bhadran (supra) holding that there was no reason why a fresh cause of action within the meaning of Section 142 (b) read with section 138 should not be deemed to have arisen to the complainant every time the cheque was presented but dishonoured and the drawer of cheque failed to pay the amount within the stipulated period in terms of proviso to 138.
This Court said: “In the result, we overrule the decision in Sadanandan Bhadran's case (supra) and hold that prosecution based upon second or successive dishonour of the cheque is also permissible so long as the same satisfies the requirements stipulated in the proviso to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. - 2015 S.C.(2013)MSKLAWREPORTS
This Court said: “In the result, we overrule the decision in Sadanandan Bhadran's case (supra) and hold that prosecution based upon second or successive dishonour of the cheque is also permissible so long as the same satisfies the requirements stipulated in the proviso to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. - 2015 S.C.(2013)MSKLAWREPORTS