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Section 330B: Issuing cheque without provision

Criminal Code · CHAPTER II: OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

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330B. Issuing cheque without provision (1) Tout individu qui aura de (1) Any person who, in bad faith mauvaise foi, soit émis un chèque issues a cheque for the payment of sans provision préalable et disponible, which there is no provision or no ou avec une provision inférieure au sufficient provision or, after the ismontant du chèque, soit retiré, après sue of a cheque either withdraws in l’émission, tout ou partie de la provi- whole or in part any provision for the sion, soit fait défense au tiré de payment thereof or prevents the payer, sera puni d’emprisonnement et drawee from effecting payment shall d’une amende n’excédant pas be punished by imprisonment and by 100,000 roupies. a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees. (2) Celui qui, en connaissance de (2) Any person who knowingly cause, a accepté de recevoir un chè- agrees to receive a cheque issued in que émis dans les conditions visées the circumstances specified in subà l’alinéa (1) sera puni de la même section (1) shall be liable to the like peine. punishment. [S. 330B amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]

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