STATUTORY NOTICE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881
Date: ______
To,
______
Under instructions from my client, ______, I serve upon you this notice.
1. You issued cheque no. ______ dated ______ for ______ drawn on ______, towards the discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability: ______.
2. My client presented the cheque on ______. It was returned unpaid by the bank under memo dated ______ for the reason: other reasons stated in the memo.
3. You are hereby called upon to pay ______ to my client within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this notice, failing which my client shall initiate criminal proceedings against you under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and civil proceedings for recovery, at your risk as to costs and consequences.
This notice must be sent within thirty (30) days of my client receiving information of the dishonour.
Advocate for ______