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Cheque Stop Payment Letter Format for Bank Sample

Cheque stop payment letter is a request letter from a bank's customer to its bank to stop making the payment on a cheque already issued by that customer.

cheque stop payment request letter format
In case you have issued a cheque in favor of a person or an organization, but later on you decide not to make the payment to the said party, then you have to request your bank not to honor the payment when the cheque is presented to them. This whole exercise is generally referred to as 'Cheque Stop Payment' requests.

You will have to write a letter to your bank requesting the same. Though many banks these days are also providing this facility through net-banking online/app medium. However, in case of no other alternate mechanism, you can use the following format of the letter to write to the bank.

Please fill in the necessary details in the following format of letter and submit it at the branch of the bank.

TEMPLATE #1
(Letter by an Individual)

Date: ________

To
The Branch Manager
(Name of the Bank)
(Name of the Branch)
(Address)

Sub.: Request for stop payment of Cheque(s)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I request you to kindly arrange to stop the payment of the cheque bearing no. ________ dated ________ issued in favour of (Name of the Party) for a sum of (Amount). The cheque was issued under my savings account bearing number ________________ maintained at your branch.

I would highly appreciate it if you can please stop the payment immediately upon receipt of this letter and acknowledge with a confirmation towards the same at the earliest.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Yours sincerely,

    (Signature)
(Name of the Account-holder)


TEMPLATE #2
(Letter by a Company/Organization)

Ref: ________
Date: ________

To
The Branch Manager
(Name of the Bank)
(Name of the Branch)
(Address)

Sub.: Request for stop payment of Cheque(s)

Dear Sir/Madam,

We hereby request you to kindly stop the payment of the cheque bearing no. ________ dated ________ issued in favor of (Name of the Person/ Organisation) for a sum of (Amount). The cheque was issued under our company's current account bearing number ________________ maintained at your branch.

We would highly appreciate it if you can please stop the payment immediately upon receipt of this letter and provide us with a confirmation towards the same at the earliest.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Yours sincerely,
For (Name of the Organisation),

    (Signature)
Authorized Signatory

Comments

  1. Subhasmita Chakraborty17 June, 2018

    I used it to send the letter to bank and the bank stopped the cheque payment. Thank you for the detailed format!

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  2. Abhilash Gaonkar25 July, 2018

    Thanks a lot for the template of the letter. I needed the sample #2.

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  3. Vikas Jangid19 August, 2018

    The letter was useful for me to refer and prepare it for submission to bank.

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  4. Thanks mate for the letter format!

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  5. Thanks a ton! Bank accepted my letter request.

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  6. Thanks you... letter format is very nice.

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  7. Thank you so much for the letter

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  8. Brijesh Mohan24 October, 2018

    Thank you. It was helpful for me.

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  9. Thanks very much. Bank was also very helpful in accepting my request and stopping the payment.

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  10. thnku so much for the guidance

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  11. Thank you so much for the guidance

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  12. Very thank you for your guidance . Bank accepted it.

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  13. Hi sir Rudresh my loan marotorim date start 02/04/2019 end date 02/11/2019 total EMI 8month first EMI direct Bank account to pay banking idfc first loan reference number Bank called my helidini after 02/04/2019to today this cheque bounce every month what problem ECS and nach and cheqe bounce charged amount maximum 40000rupee my account SBI debit charges my EMI due 3emi what salution please sir

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    1. I am unable to understand your query clearly. If you have any doubt, please contact the bank directly (1) either visit their branch office (2) or send an email (3) or call their customer executive. Please visit the website of the bank to find out the phone number and email id.

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  14. very helpful, nice letter , thank-you

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  15. Anonymous18 July, 2023

    THANK YOU.VERY HELPFUL

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