News & Media 23rd Mar 2026
Our Partner, Mukesh Chand shares his insight in Mint, “SC panel,govt to meet as cheque bounce cases swamp courts.”
He highlights that Section 138, introduced in 1988 to strengthen cheque credibility by attaching criminal consequences to dishonour of cheques, has not delivered the intended deterrence. With over 8.2 million pending cases, the issue reflects systemic congestion rather than improvement. He further highlighted that many such cases arise from loan or commercial defaults, which are essentially civil in nature but are pursued as criminal offences—leading to multiplicity alongside SARFAESI/DRT/civil proceedings and significantly burdening the legal system.
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