Maintainability of a Single Complaint: A single complaint for dishonour of multiple cheques is maintainable only if the cheques were issued in the same transaction or against a single liability. If they arise from different transactions, separate complaints must be filed.

Nature of Cheque Bounce Offence: Cheque bounce is primarily a criminal offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, but it also has civil implications for recovery of the cheque amount.