Digest on Dishonour of Cheques (1991-2025): Supreme Court Recent & Landmark Cases

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