In the present case the cheque was dishonoured vide memo dated 09.08.2018 on which the respondent tcomplainant served legal notice dated 29.08.2018 and the offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act wascommitted after 01.09.2018 on nonpayment of the amount of the cheque within 15 days from receipt of theabove said legal notice. Since the offence was committed after 01.09.2018, Section 148,A of the N.I Act isapplicable to the case and the order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patiala does not suffer from any illegality so as to warrant interference in exercise of jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.
Jatin Chawla v. Rakesh Jindal Crm,M,7430,2020 Decided On : 19,02,2020 punjab and haryana High Court
