Format pack, 3 formats · FV07-L11

Cheque Dishonour: The Section 138 Notice and Complaint

A cheque case is won or lost on three dates and a bank memo, and the commonest reason a good claim collapses is that the notice went out on the thirty-first day, or the complaint was filed on the fourteenth.

Length
10 pages
Blanks to fill
147
Files
Word and PDF
Law stated to
14 September 2026

The 3 formats inside

  1. 1Demand notice under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881Issued within thirty days of receipt of the bank’s information of dishonour62 blanksOn its own₹149
  2. 2Complaint under section 138 read with sections 141 and 142With the affidavit of evidence, the list of documents and the list of witnesses92 blanksOn its own₹149
  3. 3Reply to a notice under section 138Issued by the drawer within the fifteen-day period, denying a legally enforceable debt38 blanksOn its own₹149

Read the opening

The first part of “Demand notice under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.

[On the letterhead of the payee, or of the advocate issuing the notice]

Ref: [reference]
Date: [date — must be within 30 days of receipt of the bank’s information]

BY REGISTERED POST WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE, BY SPEED POST AND BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

To
[Name of the drawer company / firm / individual]
CIN / Registration: [Drawer's CIN or registration number]
Registered office: [address as per current master data of the Registrar of Companies]
Also at: [place of business] and [address appearing on the cheque]
Electronic mail: [Drawer's e-mail address]

18 more paragraphs and tables follow in the full format.

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