Section 138 of negotiable instruments act provide that notice is to given within 30 days of the reciept of the intimation of dishonoured cheque from the bank or within 30 days of dishonour of the cheque by the bank. The most important thing is that the first day will start after very next day of dishonour of cheque or reciept of intimation of dishonour of cheque by bank. The words of ,from and within used in section 138 has same meaning and object and that is to exclude the first day of dishonour of cheque or intimation of dishonour of cheque by bank. So the basic and general rule is always to exclude the first day and to include last day while calculating the time limit for sending notice under section 138 of negotiable instruments act. The general rule and principal have been dealt by supreme court of india in saketh case,harundass gupta case and ultimately in Econ entries case in 2013.