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Agent forced me to write a cheque it got bounced what are my rights?


27-Jan-2023 (In Cheque Bounce Law)

Dear Sir, i took a house and was short of money , so the agent (real estate) helped me giving some money and had another roommate who helped with the money , we took the house , and they came to know that i was short of money and they forcefully made me pay the money they lent , which i did , commission of 1 month , we quit the house , now the agent wanted me to give him money , he charged 1 month rent as commission , i was forcefully made to write a cheque and it bounced , i stopped the payment , now they threaten to send my photo to all police stations and press ,what to do is best here

Answers (3)

Answer #1
898 votes
Please clarify the following points:
a. Did you take the house on rent?
b. Where did you take the house? The locality.
c. When you say that you were short of money, do you mean to say that you did not have money to pay to the broker? or as security deposit?
d. What exactly did they force you to pay? The money that they had lent you? or the brokerage that you had to pay them?
e. And have any threats come to you in writing?
Answer #2
600 votes
As per your query you can only take a stand for security cheque which is the best in your situation.
as you are already admitting the fact that they have lend you the money, infant you should say that i took the loan and in return i gave them a blank cheque signed as a security as they were threatening me.
Answer #3
956 votes
Dear client. Please bear in mind if your cheque is dishonoured it is an offence under 138 NI act. But as in your case it was taken forcibly .they are bound give you legal notice for payment for the same by giving you 15 days time for payment before they could file a case. So if you receive legal notice please contact me for replying to legal notice properly. So in case they file a case then couldn't succeed. Rest any other remedy is not going to help them so don't worry about that

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