Chapter XVIII · Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Trade or Property Marks
Dishonestly issuing a cheque
Section 489-F · Pakistan Penal Code
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1[Whoever dishonestly issues a cheque towards re-payment of a loan or fulfillment of an obligation which is dishonoured on presentation, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, unless he can establish, for which the burden of proof shall rest on him, that he had made arrangements with his bank to ensure that the cheque would be honoured and that the bank was at fault in not honouring the cheque.]