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Cheque Bounce Case: All You Need To Know

The Indian government launched a program named ‘Digital India’ in 2015. After the implementation of this program, a sector that underwent major change was the banking sector. Every bank in the country was made available on our finger tips. Even though this program is implemented on a large scale, many people prefer going traditional ways like going to the bank and depositing cheque than opting online banking. Whichever ways we prefer, there is always a risk associated with money like online fraud or cheque bounce. Our generation or the future generation might know about online fraud but do we know anything about cheque bounce? First, let us see what a cheque is. Some points are to be kept in mind while using a cheque as means to transfer money. Now let us see how does the cheque bounce and under what circumstances. Cheque bounce is considered as a crime in India. Step 1: Demand Notice Step 2: Drafting of Complaint Step 3: Court Process for filing a case 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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