https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295603 Prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is triggered by the drawer's failure to make payment within the statutory period after receipt of notice, not by the earlier drawing of the cheque. On that analysis, where the omission to pay occurred after Section 138 came into force, Article 20(1) of the Constitution did not bar the complaint. The complaint could not be quashed merely because the cheques had been issued before commencement of the provision. en-us Wed, 18 Oct 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:35:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295603 Prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is triggered by the drawer's failure to make payment within the statutory period after receipt of notice, not by the earlier drawing of the cheque. On that analysis, where the omission to pay occurred after Section 138 came into force, Article 20(1) of the Constitution did not bar the complaint. The complaint could not be quashed merely because the cheques had been issued before commencement of the provision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Oct 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295603