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Civil claim for the bounced cheque amount
Hi there,
A person bounced a cheque on me for a considerable sum of money. I filed a police case and it went to court. The judge ruled on the 24th January and the accused was sent to jail. However, there was no part of the judgment compelling the accused to pay the money owed.
I believe I can take a civil case against the accused to get the money owed, but I don't know if this is correct or indeed how to go about doing this.
I would be most grateful for any adviсe.
After the court of first instance judgment, you should wait 15 days as it's the period for the accused/ the public prosecution to file an appeal against the judgment.
If the time lapse without an appeal to be filed, it means that the judgment is final, but in case there is an appeal has been filed it means that the judgment still under reviewing from the appeal court and the appeal judgment will be final.
However, you can now file an application for the court order for payment which will be approved/or refer to normal hearing after only two days.
For more clarification, you can contact me directly on 0555432305 to explain to you the matters.
