PATEL BHUTABHAI LALAJIBHAI vs PRUTHAVI TRADING AND PROPARAITAR BHOGILAL BHURAJI JAT Advocate - N M CHAVDA — 1562/2024

The court acquitted the accused of cheque bounce charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, finding that the dishonored cheque was invalid because it was issued from a bank account after the bank's merger, rendering the cheque leaves invalid post-merger. Following the Allahabad High Court precedent, the court held that cheques from merged banks cannot attract liability under Section 138 when dishonored with "Invalid after Bank Merged" endorsement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.