Supreme Court of India

Rameshchandra Ambalal Joshi v. The State of Gujarat and Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1112
Bench Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Jagdish Singh Khehar JJ.
Decided 18 February 2014

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NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881: s.138, proviso(a) - Dishonour of cheque - Presentation of cheque "within a period of six months from the date on which it is drawn" - Connotation of - Held: The word "month" has been defined u/s 3(35) of the General Clauses Act to 0 mean a month reckoned according to the British calendar. Accordingly, the period of six months cannot be calculated on 30 days in a month basis -- Once the word 'from' is used for the purpose of commencement of time, in view of s. 9 of the General Clauses Act, the day on which the cheque is drawn has to be excluded - Cheque drawn

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