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LEGAL NOTICE

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Through Registered AD/WhatsApp/E-mail

Date: ______________

To,

___________________

Address

SUBJECT: Legal Notice under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act for
the dishonor of cheque.

Sir,

Under the instructions and on behalf of my aforesaid Client Ms./Mrs.


_____________________, a reputed member of the society and resident of
__________________________________________________________________________.
I hereby serve upon you, with the instant Legal Notice on the basis of the
following grounds.

1. That you and my client are having friendly relation with each other
since ___________.
2. That in the month of ________________, you were in great need of Rs.
2,00,000/- (Two lakhs only) and for which you approached and
demanded the same from my client.
3. My client after thoughtful consideration and having friendly relation
with you had paid Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two lakhs only) for very short time
by cheque/online transaction via cheque no./reference no.
__________ dated ____________.
4. That my client approached you time to time for the given said amount
Rs. 2,00,000/- but you noticee, always assured my client that you will
pay the entire amount and you noticee demands some time.
[Required: History of how, when and in what manner the money
way demanded back i.e. via calls/whatsapp/writing or were the
cheques post dated]
5. That you the noticee had and issued two cheques respectively i.e.: (i)
cheque no. xxxxx dated xx.xx.xxxx of Rs. 1,00,000/-, drawn on Bank
of Baroda Branch, branch __________________. (ii) cheque no. xxxxxx
dated xx.xx.xxxx of Rs. 50,400/-, drawn on Bank of Baroda, branch
__________________. At that time my client had asked you about of
remaining balance amount of Rs. 49,600/-. The noticee again assured
my client that I will pay within the near future.
6. As per your permission, my client had presented a single cheque
bearing no. xxxxxx with the amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- on ______ in her
bank Standard Chartered Bank, branch __________________ and your
banker, however, to the utter dismay to my client the above said
single cheque dishonored by your banker for the reason “Funds
Insufficient” vide return memo dated on xx.xx.xxxx.
7. That after the dishonored of the above-said cheque with no. xxxxxx,
my client approached to you the noticee, but you assured that the
next cheque with no. xxxxxx would clear.
8. That on your directions my client had presented a cheque bearing no.
xxxxxx with the amount of Rs. 50,400/- on ______ in her bank
Standard Chartered Bank, branch __________________ and however,
the above said single cheque dishonored by your banker again for the
reason “Funds Insufficient” vide return memo dated on xx.xx.xxxx.
9. My client states that you have issued the above-said cheques only
intending to cheat our client which amounts to an offense punishable
under Section 138 of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Under the circumstances, we call upon you to pay Rs. 2,00,000/- within a
period of 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receipt of this notice, failing which
our client will be constrained to take legal action against you in a court of
law for an offense punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments
Act and other penal provision of the IPC for which you will be liable for all
costs and consequences.

This is without prejudice to all other legal rights and remedies available to
our client for the above-stated purpose.

You are liable to pay a sum of Rs. _______/- as necessary cost and expenses
of sending the present legal notice to you.

Copy of this legal notice is also kept at my office for further ready reference
if required in the future.

Yours faithfully,

___________________
Advocate
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