there is no way that a cheque could be drawn before it's date, it's against the regulations of any country, the publisher of the cheque could sue the bank for such act, and the bank should return the amount to the customer's account, and if there are any returned cheques charges or any action taken against the account holder, the bank is being liable to it, plus an apology letter, and if the customer is not satisfied, then the case should be transfered to the court and the bank may pay the account holder a huge amount just to satisfy him after giving him a bad reputation within the market ...