Offence under section 489-F PPC is alleged it is normally enough for the aggrieved person to produce the following documents before the JOP for seeking a direction for registration of FIR:

 In the cases where an offence under section 489-F PPC is alleged it is normally enough for the aggrieved person to produce the following documents before the JOP for seeking a direction for registration of FIR: the original cheque, the bank’s return slip and a copy of the notice under section 30 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. In the instant case, admittedly, Cheque No. 97479699 was issued by the Petitioner and drawn on his personal account while Cheque Nos. 1688258316 and CA0053594927 were drawn on Apex’s corporate accounts and executed by Mrs. Tabassum Yousaf. The documents which Respondent No.3 appended with its application under section 22-A(6) Cr.P.C. reflected that the payment of two of those cheques was stopped by the drawer while the third (Cheque No. CA0053594927) was returned for the reason that the account was closed. It is true that “stop payment” or “closure of account” does not, per se, take the case out of the ambit of section 489-F PPC but that circumstance made it imperative for Respondent No.4 to hear the other side.

Writ Petition No. 46941of 2021 Humair Yousaf Vs. Station House Officer etc.
Date of hearing 17.06.2022