Cheque Bounce Notice (Section 138) in Chennai

Cheque Bounce Notice in Chennai — Handled by Adv. Bhawna Yadav's Team, Flat ₹999

If a cheque you received has bounced in Chennai — for rent, a business payment, a loan repayment, or any other transaction — we draft and send the mandatory Section 138 legal notice to the drawer for a flat fee of ₹999, no matter the cheque amount. One fee, no add-ons, no surprise billing later.

The Forum: Where Section 138 Cases Are Actually Filed in Chennai

A cheque bounce is a criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and it is tried before the Magistrate court having territorial jurisdiction over where the cheque was presented for collection or where the drawee bank branch is situated — this is what the Supreme Court's jurisdiction rules under the 2015 NI Act amendment require. In Chennai, that typically means one of the Metropolitan Magistrate courts, depending on which bank branch and locality the cheque was cleared through — Egmore, Saidapet, George Town, and the other magisterial divisions each cover specific areas of the city. Getting the jurisdiction right at the notice stage matters: file in the wrong Magistrate court and you risk delay or a jurisdictional objection later. We identify the correct court for your specific cheque before we draft the notice, so the complaint that follows (if payment isn't made within 15 days) goes to the right forum the first time.

It's worth noting Chennai also has its City Civil Court and Family Court, but a cheque bounce case does not go there — those handle civil suits and matrimonial matters respectively. We flag this because people sometimes get pointed to the wrong court by generic online guidance; our job is to route your matter correctly from day one.

How We Work With You in Chennai

Most of our Chennai clients never need to visit a chamber. Here's how it runs:

• Share the cheque and transaction details over WhatsApp — the bounced cheque copy, the bank's return memo, and a short note on the underlying transaction (loan, rent, business deal, etc.).
• We verify the drawee bank branch and the correct Magistrate court jurisdiction for your cheque before drafting anything.
• Adv. Bhawna Yadav's team drafts the Section 138 notice and sends it to the drawer by registered post/courier within the legally mandated 30-day window from the date of return memo — timing here is critical, since a delayed notice can weaken the case entirely.
• You get a copy and proof of dispatch digitally — no physical paperwork required from your end at this stage.
• If the drawer doesn't pay within 15 days of receiving the notice, we advise you on the next step — filing the criminal complaint — as a separate, clearly quoted engagement.

For NRIs and Chennai-origin clients now based abroad (a large share of our cheque bounce clients, given how many transactions — property advances, family loans, business deals back home — involve people who've since moved overseas), this entire process runs over WhatsApp and email. Time zones aren't a problem; we coordinate around them, and nothing requires your physical presence in Chennai.

Why Chennai Clients Choose LawLand

You deal directly with Adv. Bhawna Yadav's team, not a call center or a rotating panel of unknown lawyers. We quote ₹999 flat and that is what you pay — no "processing charges," no pressure to buy a bundled package you didn't ask for. If your matter later needs a complaint filed or your case has an unusual complication, we'll tell you plainly what that requires and quote it separately, honestly, before any work begins. Communicate with us in English or Hindi, whichever you're comfortable with — our process doesn't change either way.