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Cheque Bounce (Section 138) Kit — Demand notice to appeal-stage reply: 18 formats and a filled sample complaint under the NI Act
Adv. Jyotishwar V. Bhosale · Advocate, Bombay High Court · Since 2008
Legal research, compilation & co-authors: Adv. Tabassum Shaikh · Adv. Akshay Dunde · Adv. Sonali Bhosale
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From demand notice to appeal-stage reply: 18 formats and a filled sample complaint for a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. There are individual and company versions, and the drawer's reply notice is included too. A 9-page Kit Guide sets out the five requirements of s.138 and the process timeline.
Launch price until 31 October 2026 — ₹1,499 from the next day.
Each one is answered in two lines here, and in full — with the format and the provision — inside.
A statutory demand notice for an individual or proprietor payee, with a covering letter. Count the dates for your own facts: the Kit Guide sets out the timeline.
Section 138 NI ActInside: 01 · 02
A demand notice for company, firm or LLP parties that also puts the directors or partners on notice, and a complaint under Sections 138 and 141 against a drawer company or firm and the persons in charge of its business, filed through an authorised representative where the payee is an entity.
Sections 138 and 141 NI ActInside: 03 · 07
A reply to the demand notice, for the drawer's side. The kit is mainly built for the payee.
Section 138 NI ActInside: 04
An authority letter and resolution authorising a representative.
Inside: 05
A complaint under Section 138 for an individual or proprietor, with a filled sample complaint, plus a verification affidavit, list of documents and list of witnesses.
Section 138 NI ActInside: 06 · 08 · 09 · 10
Affidavits of evidence for an individual or proprietor and for a company representative.
Section 145 NI ActInside: 11 · 12
An application for interim compensation.
Section 143A NI ActInside: 13
An application for exemption from personal appearance and an application to try the complaint summarily.
Inside: 14 · 15
An application for compounding and a settlement deed.
Section 147 NI ActInside: 16
A reply to the application for suspension of sentence, and a skeleton of written arguments.
Inside: 17 · 18
The kit follows the order of a Section 138 matter. The Kit Guide explains the five requirements of s.138 and the timeline (presentation within the cheque's validity; notice within 30 days of the bank's information of dishonour; 15 days from receipt of the notice to pay; complaint within one month after that, with delay condonable under s.142); always count the dates for your own facts.
That is a sample. The full product has every format behind it.
Every figure is the figure you pay — nothing is added at checkout.
18 formats and a filled sample complaint, with a 9-page guide
These are launch prices, held until 31 October 2026. From the next day the standing prices apply.
Free updates until 31 Dec 2027. When an update is released, we email you a fresh download link. Your download link is valid for 12 months and allows up to 5 downloads, so save the files to your own device after the first download. Each edition carries the date the law was checked (law as on October 2026), so you always know what it is current to. Updates are issued as the law and procedure move; they are not a promise of legal advice on your matter. A later new edition, if one is published after 31 Dec 2027, is a separate purchase.
The Negotiable Instruments Act is public. What the kit gives you is the sequence and the drafting: a demand notice and complaint for both individual and company payees, the supporting affidavits and applications, and a filled sample complaint, with a guide to the five requirements of s.138. The Kit Guide sets out the process timeline; dates and limits depend on your facts and you must count them yourself. The kit is mainly built for the payee. These are educational and reference formats, not legal advice. Laws, rates and procedures change and depend on the facts of each matter. Have a qualified advocate review any document before you sign, execute or file it. Licence: personal and professional use by the purchaser only. You may use and adapt the formats for your own matters and your own clients. You may not resell, share, upload, distribute or publish them, or any part of them, in any form.
The Kit Guide sets out the five requirements of s.138 and the process timeline (presentation within the cheque's validity; notice within 30 days of the bank's information of dishonour; 15 days from receipt of the notice to pay; complaint within one month after that, with delay condonable under s.142). Always count the dates for your own facts.
Yes: a demand notice for company, firm or LLP parties, a complaint under Sections 138 and 141 against a drawer entity and its officers, and a company-representative affidavit of evidence.
Yes, with a reply to the demand notice. The kit is mainly built for the payee.
Yes. They are Word .docx files that open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office. Blanks are highlighted for you to fill; delete the options that do not apply.
Payment gives you a download link on the confirmation page and by email. The link is valid for 12 months and allows up to 5 downloads, so save the files to your own device. The files arrive as one ZIP: unzip it and open the START HERE index first.
No. This product is for educational and reference purposes only. Laws, rates and procedures change and depend on facts: have a qualified advocate review any document before you use, sign or file it.
No. The licence is for personal and professional use by the purchaser only. You may use and adapt the files for your own matters and your own clients, but you may not resell, share, upload, distribute or publish them or any part of them.
Digital downloads cannot be returned once delivered. If a file is damaged, will not open or does not match this description, write to us within 7 days of delivery and we will fix it or refund you.
Yes: free updates until 31 Dec 2027. When an update is released, we email you a fresh download link.
Whether a notice was served in time, whether the cheque was presented within its validity and whether the complaint is maintainable depend on dates and documents. Take your file to a qualified advocate to confirm those points before you send a notice or file a complaint.
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