https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301766 For post-dated and ante-dated cheques, the six-month presentation period under Section 138 runs from the date shown on the cheque, not the date of signing or preparation, so a cheque presented within six months of that date is treated as timely. In complaints under Section 138 read with Section 141, non-impleadment of the company does not automatically defeat proceedings against the individual drawer where the drawer issued the cheque on behalf of the company and no statutory requirement makes the company's joinder mandatory. The objections based on limitation and maintainability therefore fail, and the criminal proceedings may continue. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:15:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301766 For post-dated and ante-dated cheques, the six-month presentation period under Section 138 runs from the date shown on the cheque, not the date of signing or preparation, so a cheque presented within six months of that date is treated as timely. In complaints under Section 138 read with Section 141, non-impleadment of the company does not automatically defeat proceedings against the individual drawer where the drawer issued the cheque on behalf of the company and no statutory requirement makes the company's joinder mandatory. The objections based on limitation and maintainability therefore fail, and the criminal proceedings may continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301766