Description

Digest on Dishonour of Cheques (1991-2025) by Pramod Kumar Singh and Tanya Singh is a definitive reference work on cheque dishonour cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Spanning judgments from 1991 to 2025, this digest provides practitioners, academics, bankers, and in-house counsels with a clear and structured understanding of Section 138 and allied provisions.

The book is systematically organized, with concise headnotes for easy reference, and includes a comparative table of CrPC and BNSS sections for smooth transition to the new criminal procedure framework.

Key Features :

Organised by real-world issues like acquittal and quashing, interim compensation, blank or post-dated cheques, trial procedure, presumptions, signatures/forgery, insolvency interactions, appeals, condonation of delay, money suits, and more.
Comparative table of CrPC and BNSS sections
Supreme Court clarifications on:
Territorial jurisdiction in cheque bounce cases
When cause of action arises in cheque dishonour
Maintainability of complaint against individual partners of a firm
Liability of directors, including post-retirement liability
Interim compensation – whether it is a complainant?s right or court?s discretion
Liability under Section 138 N.I. Act when debt is incurred after cheque is drawn but before presentation
Whether a security cheque attracts liability under Section 138
Complaints through power of attorney – legal validity
Typographical errors in complaints
Treatment of friendly loans
Quashing of criminal complaints
Money lending and its permissibility under cheque dishonour law
Coverage of the recent Supreme Court landmark judgment – Prakash Chimanlal Sheth Vs Jagruti Keyur Rajpopat (2025 INSC 897), where the Supreme Court defines jurisdiction for cheque bounce cases