Court summon for my father...please help

First of all , please understand that a complaint has been filed against your father under provision of Negotaible Instruments Act on cheque dishonour. It is imperative to appear before the court in compliance of summons otherwise court would use coercive measure to seek presence by way of BW/ NBW. Prima facie there are good defences to advance in the complaint. Money lending business is by a license only and further the cheque was issued as a security and whether the liability against such security has crystalised or not, are issues to be looked into. You have to take help of the local lawyer to fight your case. 

The borrower has signed on reveue stamp and it includes clause on interest.

The summon bears stamp of court.

Engage a very able counsel to defend the interest of your father.

Thanks both of you for sharing your valuable advise on this issue. I will definitely counsel a local lawyer regarding this if needed but before that, i want your advise further on this :

(1) As per the negotiable instrument act, before filing a case, one should have drafted a statuary demand notice asking to pay his money within one month after recieving the returned memo from bank which we didn't recieve at all ?

(2) How Could i check that this case has filed for dishonor of payment of cheque or the said reciept which i've attached in my post ?

(3) How to check that this case is genuine of not because summons are also recieved in xerox copy to us (Summon does have case number but i am not able to understand how to find it) ?

(4) If everything is right on it's place, i don't want my father to go to kota court regarding this. Can we defend this case here at our local court at Agra ?

Awaiting your valuable response !

First of all, facts stated appears to be mistaken. The summons has been issued not by the District Court, but the Special Judicial Magistrate. The notice under Section 138 NI  Act. If so certainly the case filed should be against a bounced caheque.

T whom the summons has been issued - you or your father? Who had issued the cheque?

In a Cheque case, the cognisance is to be taken by the First Class Judicial Magistrate. Is the Special Magistrate having jurisdiction over NI 138 cases.

The slip attached does not provide any information at all.

The borrower has signed on reveue stamp and it includes clause on interest.

Of course the the entries/coloumns in imgae attached are blank.

You have option of fianlly consulting a very able counsel at your own location and then make arrangments to appear.

The summons is clearly from a special court dealing in  NI 138 cases at Kota and served with regular police channel.

Some cheque must have been given  and  may be undated which is filled up later and case filed. Notice may have been issued and returned unserved hence the court has taken cognisanse.

You have to face trial and to win the case and expert advocate is needed since now the cheque law is  made clear and specific that the once cheque is proved the complainant job becomes simple unless the accused can prove that there was no legal liability..