Avi Kondamangal 19 June 2019
Rama chary Rachakonda (Secunderabad/Telangana state Highcourt practice watsapp no.9989324294 ) 19 June 2019
A cheque can bounce for several reasons, which include insufficiency of funds, mismatch in signature, stale cheques, post dated cheques or if there are corrections in the cheque without authentication. The bank collects a penalty from the defaulter when a cheque bounces.
The important point here is that when a cheque bounces, it is a criminal offence in India. Therefore under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the person who had issued the bounced cheque is punishable by heavy fine and jail term also.