https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305743 A prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can begin only after the drawer fails to pay within 15 days of receipt or deemed receipt of the statutory notice. Because the complaint was filed before expiry of that statutory period, the cause of action had not arisen and the complaint was premature. The criminal proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305743 A prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can begin only after the drawer fails to pay within 15 days of receipt or deemed receipt of the statutory notice. Because the complaint was filed before expiry of that statutory period, the cause of action had not arisen and the complaint was premature. The criminal proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305743