https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309576 A cheque is treated as drawn when the drawer signs and issues it complete in form, not on the later date written on its face. Applying that principle, a post-dated cheque signed and delivered on 13 January 1989 had to be presented within six months from that date. Presentation on 9 September 1989 was beyond the statutory period, so the requirement in clause (a) of the proviso to section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was not met. The prosecution under section 138 was therefore not maintainable and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Thu, 14 Jun 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:36:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309576 A cheque is treated as drawn when the drawer signs and issues it complete in form, not on the later date written on its face. Applying that principle, a post-dated cheque signed and delivered on 13 January 1989 had to be presented within six months from that date. Presentation on 9 September 1989 was beyond the statutory period, so the requirement in clause (a) of the proviso to section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was not met. The prosecution under section 138 was therefore not maintainable and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Jun 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309576