Without issuing a cheque (even it may be security cheque), they will not be able to initiate cheque bounce criminal case against you.
For your information, it is mandatory that they will serve you a legal notice demanding the cheque payment before filing the cheque bounce case, if you had ignored the legal notice and failed to even respond then they are within their rights to file the cheque bounce case.
You may engage a local advocate and challenge the cheque bounce case on merits or settle the matter in look adalat after appearing in the cheque bounce case to avoid legal consequences.