BRIJESHKUMAR JIVRAM MISHRA vs MOHAMMED ZAMIRULLA KHAN AND ANR Advocate - S C Chandratre, ,Pradyumna Sharma,RESPONDENT NO. 1 — APL/869/2018

Case under Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 482. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 30th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 06-Aug-2018

CNR: HCBM010328482018

Filing Number

APL/869/2018

Filing Date

09-Jul-2018

Registration No

APL/869/2018

Registration Date

20-Jul-2018

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

Bench Type

Single

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

QUASHING OF FIR C.R., CHARGE SHEET OR PROSECUTION ( 26 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

30-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 482
Indian Penal Code (I.p.c)
Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
Constitution of India

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BRIJESHKUMAR JIVRAM MISHRA

    Adv. P D JAIN AND CO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MOHAMMED ZAMIRULLA KHAN AND ANR Advocate - S C Chandratre, ,Pradyumna Sharma,RESPONDENT NO. 1

  2. 2.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  3. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

    Case Summary: APL/869/2018 Court Decision: The High Court of Bombay allowed the applicant's petition and quashed Criminal Complaint No. 1089/SS/2018 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Key Reasoning: The court found that the cheque dispute arose from a civil matter involving property and maritime transactions. A consent agreement dated 27/01/2016 made the cheque conditional on the respondent vacating a leased flat. When the respondent failed to vacate despite a competent authority's direction, the applicant stopped cheque payment as a preemptive legal measure—not an act of dishonesty. Since the respondent breached the settlement terms, no legal liability existed, making this fundamentally a civil dispute unsuitable for criminal prosecution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  5. 30-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

  6. 13-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  7. 13-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

  8. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  9. 20-Feb-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

  10. 04-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  11. 04-Feb-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar Dige

  12. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shivkumar DigeView PDF

  13. 05-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. Laddha

  14. 10-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. LaddhaView PDF

  15. 10-Nov-2025

    For Admission /Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. Laddha

  16. 30-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. LaddhaView PDF

  17. 30-Sep-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  18. 08-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  19. 08-Aug-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  20. 22-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  21. 22-Jul-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  22. 07-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  23. 07-Jul-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Madhav J. Jamdar

  24. 17-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Madhav J. JamdarView PDF

  25. 13-Jun-2025

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. Laddha

  26. 22-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. N. LaddhaView PDF

  27. 27-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. KarnikView PDF

  28. 22-Apr-2022

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  29. 08-Apr-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  30. 08-Apr-2022

    For Orders (Due Matters)

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  31. 14-Mar-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  32. 14-Mar-2022

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  33. 28-Feb-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  34. 28-Feb-2022

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  35. 24-Jan-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  36. 24-Jan-2022

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  37. 10-Jan-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  38. 15-Jun-2021

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  39. 07-Apr-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  40. 07-Apr-2021

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  41. 12-Mar-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  42. 12-Mar-2021

    —

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  43. 17-Feb-2021

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  44. 17-Feb-2021

    —

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  45. 03-Feb-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  46. 03-Feb-2021

    —

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  47. 13-Jan-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  48. 13-Jan-2021

    —

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  49. 09-Dec-2020

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  50. 23-Sep-2020

    For Admission - Fresh [Criminal Side Matters]

    According To Sitting List

  51. 06-Mar-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. BadarView PDF

  52. 06-Mar-2020

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar

  53. 07-Feb-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. BadarView PDF

  54. 07-Feb-2020

    Applications For Admission Fresh Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar

  55. 10-Jan-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. BadarView PDF

  56. 10-Jan-2020

    For Admission - Fresh [Criminal Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar

  57. 11-Nov-2019

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite DereView PDF

  58. 11-Nov-2019

    For Admission - Fresh [Criminal Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere

  59. 05-Oct-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  60. 05-Oct-2018

    Applications For Admission Fresh Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  61. 04-Sep-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. GadkariView PDF

  62. 04-Sep-2018

    Extension Of Interim Relif

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari

  63. 06-Aug-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prakash D. NaikView PDF

  64. 06-Aug-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  65. 09-Jul-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. APL/869/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: APL/869/2018 Court Decision: The High Court of Bombay allowed the applicant's petition and quashed Criminal Complaint No. 1089/SS/2018 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Key Reasoning: The court found that the cheque dispute arose from a civil matter involving property and maritime transactions. A consent agreement dated 27/01/2016 made the cheque conditional on the respondent vacating a leased flat. When the respondent failed to vacate despite a competent authority's direction, the applicant stopped cheque payment as a preemptive legal measure—not an act of dishonesty. Since the respondent breached the settlement terms, no legal liability existed, making this fundamentally a civil dispute unsuitable for criminal prosecution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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