Stop payment made to the cheque

send him a legal notice through local advocate . u will definatly get your amount . i hope u will b having all bills against which payment was made.howvever in some states there is special courts relating to the NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT CASES(CHEQUE BOUNCE CASES).IN YOUR I DONT KNOW SO IT IS BETTER TO CONSULT YOUR LOCAL LAWYER. IN THESE TYPE OF CASES IT IS CRIMINAL SECTION 

AND COMMITTER OF THIS ACT .CAN B PUNISHED UPTO 2 YEARS . AND MAY B FINE 

AND BOTH 

BUT COURT ALWAYS TRIES TO CONCLUDE ON OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT .AND THERE IS LOT OF PROBABLITY THAT TO AVOID IMPRISONMENT HE WILL MAKE PAYMENT TO YOU OTHERWISE CASE WILL GO ON AND ULTIMATLY HE WILL B  PUB BEHIND THE BARS . AND MORE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE 

NOW COME TO YOUR COMPENSATION AND RECOVERY OF MONEY 

TO RECOVER U WILL HAVE FILE A CIVIL CASE(SUIT FOR RECOVERY  OF MONEY ) IN CIVIL JUDGE COURT .

BUT I WOULD ADVICE U TO GO WITH SECTION 138 CASE (CHEQUE BOUNCE CASE ) AND TRY TO HAVE OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT ...............

GOOD LUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

As 5 months have passed from the date of it's 1st dishonour .... U will first have to redeposit the cheque again ....

then after it's dishonour U will have to issue notice to the Payer demanding the amount within 15 days from the date of receipt of your demand notice .....

If the Payer fails to pay the cheque amount after 15 days from the receipt of your demand notice then he commits an offence u/s - 138 N.I. Act  ...

U can file cheque dishonour case against the Payer of the cheque within one month from the date of the offence .....

all these are mandatory to initiate action u/s - 138 of the N. I. Act .....

Annex all documentary evidences and file ur complaint ..... Pls. consult local lawyer ......

Time frame may vary from 1-2 years ....

In the court it will to long long story so better solve between both of you.

What Darmesh said is correct. You can present cheque again (but should be within six months from date shown in the cheque) and do the statury formalities as explained by Darmesh.