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Abstract:- To this day money transactions in business and other activities are made through cheques and other Negotiable Instruments in India. If the transaction through cheque failed the remedies that existed were filing Civil Suit and filing a complaint for the offence of cheating the only ways till l988. Then the Negotiable Instrument Act is amended and if the cheque is dishonoured it became an offence and punishment is prescribed. There are many amendments made and new provisions are introduced to handle the situations to make the cheque dishonour case proceedings effective. Meanwhile, the government of India is discussing the decriminalisation of the offence of cheque dishonour. Further, even after the inclusion of new provisions, there are difficulties in the Criminal Proceedings of cheque dishonour. The earlier remedies, effects if the amendment of decriminalisation is enforced and existing hurdles in the Criminal Proceedings at present and the way out thereof are discussed in this article.