Can the bank do anything to you if you are paying on a bad check?

If you know the cheque you are writing is bad than you are committing a crime, Fraud. In some countries writing a bad cheque is a criminal offence. The bank will charge you for the cheque and you will get penalties. Also the person you wrote the cheque too will not get paid when the cheque bounces and they will come after you for their money + interest.