Cheque Bounce Notice — Section 138

The statutory demand notice, with all three deadlines handled.

Your ₹299 kit includes:

  • ✓ Statutory §138 demand notice drafted from your facts
  • ✓ Three-clock timeline computed from your memo date
  • ✓ How to serve: RPAD plus email the same day
  • ✓ Evidence checklist: cheque, return memo, debt proof
  • ✓ Complaint-filing guide for the §142 stage
  • ✓ If-ignored next-steps playbook

Instant download · One-time fee · No subscription. Stamp paper is not required for a legal notice.

This is a formal notice, not a court filing, and no outcome is guaranteed. Send it by Registered Post A.D. and keep the receipt. Engage a lawyer for the complaint stage — this kit gets you there with a valid notice.

You (the Sender)
The payee holding the dishonoured cheque.
The Drawer
Who signed the cheque, and where the notice will be delivered.

Where the notice will be posted — a deliverable postal address.

The cheque and the debt
The exact cheque details, why it bounced, and the debt behind it.

Optional — the date written on the cheque.

The notice can only demand the cheque's face value.

Optional.

Optional — as printed on the return memo.

This starts the 30-day clock to serve the §138 notice.

The drawer gets exactly 15 days — set by the Act

Once the notice is served, the drawer has 15 days to pay the cheque amount. This period is statutory and cannot be changed.

Optional. Mention calls, emails, or messages already sent.

Choose delivery
Pick the notice kit only, or have the notice sent for you.