Tips for Safe Bank Transactions

• Do not give introduction to an unknown person for opening an account in your Bank. 

• Never encash cheques/drafts of an unknown person through your account. 

• Do not keep your account inoperative for a long time. 

• To avoid theft in postal transit or courier services and subsequent cheating, keep track of the cheques/drafts/pay orders sent through post & couriers services. 

• As far as possible, bank transactions should be handled personally. 

• Take care of your Cheque books. Do not keep signed cheques in the drawer or any place where outsiders have an easy access. 

• All bank transactions should be counter checked to ensure that the deposited Cheque have realised. 

• The monthly statement of your bank account should be invariably checked. 

• At the time of withdrawal of cash, account holder should physically check the cash counter. Never hand over the cash to a third person for counting.

To Avoid Bouncing of Cheques

• Insist for D.D. or Pay Orders if you are dealing with an unknown party. 

• Postdated cheques should be avoided

When a Cheque Bounces...

If a Cheque bounces you should give a notice to the person within 15 days of such intimation and if no reply is received, you should file a complaint in the court under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1981 where effective remedies are available to the public. All cases of bounced cheques may not be offences of cheating under the Indian Penal Code.