https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295597 For proviso (a) to section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a post-dated cheque is treated as drawn when the drawer signs it in completed form, not on the later date printed on the cheque. Section 118(b) creates only a rebuttable presumption about the date of the instrument, and the penal provision must be strictly construed. On that basis, presentation beyond six months from the actual date of drawing does not satisfy the statutory condition for an offence under section 138, and such complaints are liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 16 Apr 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:16:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295597 For proviso (a) to section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a post-dated cheque is treated as drawn when the drawer signs it in completed form, not on the later date printed on the cheque. Section 118(b) creates only a rebuttable presumption about the date of the instrument, and the penal provision must be strictly construed. On that basis, presentation beyond six months from the actual date of drawing does not satisfy the statutory condition for an offence under section 138, and such complaints are liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Apr 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295597