12 October 2011
Further, post-dated bearer cheques when issued along with cash payments made in one day, the post-dated cheques need not be considered for the purpose of section 40A(3), as the payments against them would be made on the future date. But, ordinary bearer cheques issued in excess of ` 20,000 upon payment, would be caught within the ambit of section 40A(3). This has been the crux of the decision in H.A. Nek Mohd. & Sons v. CIT (1982) 135 ITR 501 (All). so bearer cheques are taken as cash