UCO Bank vs Comet Infra Projects Private Limited Advocate - A S JAIN — 5724/2025

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section Section138. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

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CNR: GJAH280052812025

e-Filing Number

18-04-2025

Filing Number

1193/2025

Filing Date

23-Apr-2025

Registration No

5724/2025

Registration Date

24-Apr-2025

Court

SARAS N.I. Courts, CJM, Ahmedabad City

Judge

1-Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION

Last updated 16-May-2026

FIR Details

Police Station

ELLISBRIDGE POLICE STATION - AHMEDABAD CITY

Year

0

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section Section138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.UCO Bank

    Adv. MR PATEL LALITKUMAR MULCHANDBHAI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Comet Infra Projects Private Limited Advocate - A S JAIN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary The court convicted Comet Infra Projects Private Limited and its two directors, Shaival Sunil Parikh and Shail Rahulbhai Shah, under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for dishonoring a cheque worth Rs. 2,06,31,583 that was issued to UCO Bank as payment for a term loan. The accused failed to respond to the bank's statutory notice demanding payment within 15 days, and no credible evidence was presented to rebut the presumption that the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt. The court sentenced the accused to 2 years simple imprisonment and imposed fines totaling Rs. 4,12,63,166, with partial compensation of Rs. 2,10,00,000 to be paid to the bank. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 16-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  7. 12-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  8. 11-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

  9. 11-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

  10. 11-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

  11. 11-Mar-2026

    Further Statement

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  12. 09-Mar-2026

    Further Statement

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  13. 03-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

  14. 03-Mar-2026

    Further Statement

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  15. 02-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Complainant

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  16. 28-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Complainant

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  17. 20-Feb-2026

    Further Statement

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  18. 12-Feb-2026

    OrderView PDF

  19. 12-Feb-2026

    Further Statement

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  20. 11-Feb-2026

    Further Statement

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  21. 10-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Complainant

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  22. 23-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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  23. 19-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  24. 06-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  25. 12-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  26. 06-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  27. 01-Dec-2025

    Further Statement

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  28. 29-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  29. 17-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  30. 07-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  31. 30-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  32. 18-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  33. 26-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  34. 10-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  35. 19-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  36. 30-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  37. 15-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  38. 30-Jun-2025

    Copies To Accused

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  39. 26-May-2025

    Process To Accused

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saras N.I. Court No. 1. CJM Courts, Ahmedabad City

  40. 06-May-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  41. 23-Apr-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 5724/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court convicted Comet Infra Projects Private Limited and its two directors, Shaival Sunil Parikh and Shail Rahulbhai Shah, under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for dishonoring a cheque worth Rs. 2,06,31,583 that was issued to UCO Bank as payment for a term loan. The accused failed to respond to the bank's statutory notice demanding payment within 15 days, and no credible evidence was presented to rebut the presumption that the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt. The court sentenced the accused to 2 years simple imprisonment and imposed fines totaling Rs. 4,12,63,166, with partial compensation of Rs. 2,10,00,000 to be paid to the bank. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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