KANTIBHAI POPATBHAI RATHOD PROPRIETOR OF JAY BHAVANI INDUSTRIES vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - APP — 178/2025

In Criminal Appeal No. 178/2025, the Sessions Judge Bhavnagar set aside the trial court's conviction of Kantibhai Popatbhai Rathod under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, which had sentenced him to three months imprisonment and Rs. 4,40,491 compensation. The appellant and complainant Piyushbhai Shaileshbhai Patel reached a compromise settlement during the appeal, and the court accepted it, acquitting the accused and waiving all costs and refunding any fine paid. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.