https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124771 SC held that for an offence under S.138 NI Act, "cause of action" under S.142(b) arises only once: on the drawer's failure to pay within 15 days of receipt of statutory notice following dishonour. Although the payee may present the cheque repeatedly, each dishonour merely gives a fresh right to present again, not a fresh cause of action for prosecution. The limitation of one month for filing the complaint must be computed from the expiry of the 15-day period after the first valid notice. As the complainant failed to act on the original cause of action, the appeal was dismissed. en-us Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124771 SC held that for an offence under S.138 NI Act, "cause of action" under S.142(b) arises only once: on the drawer's failure to pay within 15 days of receipt of statutory notice following dishonour. Although the payee may present the cheque repeatedly, each dishonour merely gives a fresh right to present again, not a fresh cause of action for prosecution. The limitation of one month for filing the complaint must be computed from the expiry of the 15-day period after the first valid notice. As the complainant failed to act on the original cause of action, the appeal was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124771