Bounced cheque case procedures in Doha, Qatar. Travel ban on cheque case. Legal ways to remove travel ban.

In the commercial and personal transactions the usage of cheques for banking requirements is a common practice in Qatar, like any other developed country.  The issuer of the cheque, handing over the signed cheque to the payee with the assurance that the cheque will be honored on presentation of the same in his bank.

If the payer has sufficient balance in his account on presentation of the cheque for collection, the cheque will be honored and the payee will get his fund.  However if the cheque is returned for insufficiency of fund, then the payer is liable for prosecution as per the laws in Qatar.

The payee with returned cheques in his hand is left with the remedy to approach the cheque case division of the prosecution for punishing the accused as per law.  On registering the cheque case the accused person (signatory of the cheque) will get a travel ban.  The accused will be punished with jail on finding guilty of the offences.  Here the civil case for recovery of money will be the remedy for getting back the money.

Legal remedies to remove travel ban after registering a cheque case can be understood in this article.  The cheque amount can be deposited directly in the self service kiosk machines in the designated places and this will immediately remove the case and travel ban.  In some cases the complainant will be ready to settle the case for a lessor amount.  In that case the complainant has to visit the public prosecution and submit his consent for withdrawing the case.  Otherwise the travel ban will be removed only after serving the punishment ordered by the Court.  A travel ban issued by a civil court in connection with the same cheque will be a different case and has to be dealt in civil court. 

The payer may make the payment at any time even after the return of cheque from the bank.  However, if the payee has already registered a cheque case, then the payment of the cheque amount alone will not discharge the payer from his criminal liability.  If the cheque amount is paid while the case is pending, the payment confirmation shall be intimated to the court either electronically or manually.  A request for removal of the case may be required in some cases for clearing the case.  Otherwise the Court proceedings will be continued without knowing about the fact of settlement between the parties.