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Sec.138, 142 N.I.Act Sec.482 Cr.P.C. - Limitation - pending trial - petition for quash of complaint - cheque presented 25/10/08 - bounced 27/10/08 - issued notice 27/10/08 - no reply - again presented 10-11-08 - again bounced 10-11-08 - again issued notice 27-12-08 - filed complaint 07-01-09 - No bar to present the cheque several times with 6 / 3 months from the date of cheque - Limitation of 30 days starts from the date of information of cheque bounce - the complainant admitted in his complaint that cheque was bounced on 10-11-2008 - Complaint filed 07-01-2009 = beyond 30 days from the date of cheque bounce - though two witnesses were examined - is not a bar to quash the complaint - High court committed wrong - Apex court allowed the appeal and quashed the complaint = Kamlesh Kumar …..Appellant Vs. State of Bihar & Anr. ….Respondents = Published in / Cited in / Reported in judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41067