Aalabhai Ramshibhai Chavda vs GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT Advocate - B S JADEJA — 23/2023

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 374. Disposed: Contested--REJECTED on 02nd April 2026.

Case disposed

CR A - CRIMINAL APPEAL

CNR: GJDW010002722023

Filing Number

23/2023

Filing Date

18-May-2023

Registration No

23/2023

Registration Date

18-May-2023

Court

DISTRICT COURT, KHAMBHALIA

Judge

7-Principal District & Sessions Judge

Decision Date

02-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--REJECTED

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 374
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Aalabhai Ramshibhai Chavda

    Adv. N M MANIAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT Advocate - B S JADEJA

  2. 2.Meramanbhai Devanandbhai Bela

    Adv. H K BAMROTIYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 23/2023 Court Decision: The criminal appeal filed by Aalabhai Ramshibhai Chavda against the trial court's conviction order has been ALLOWED and SET ASIDE. The appellant is acquitted of charges under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 138. The trial court's sentence, fine, and compensation order are set aside as legally unsustainable. Key Reasoning: The Sessions Judge found that the appellant provided a post-dated cheque to the complainant for an agricultural seeds business transaction. The cheque was later returned with "payment stopped by drawer" stamp. However, the court determined that statutory requirements under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 138 (requiring proper notice and absence of defenses like buyer's warranty) were not adequately satisfied by the complainant's evidence, rendering the conviction unjustifiable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 02-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 12-Mar-2026

    Final Hearing

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  5. 12-Feb-2026

    Final Hearing

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  6. 27-Jan-2026

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  7. 15-Jan-2026

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  8. 30-Dec-2025

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  9. 18-Dec-2025

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  10. 02-Dec-2025

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  11. 20-Nov-2025

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  12. 11-Nov-2025

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  13. 04-Nov-2025

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  14. 14-Oct-2025

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  15. 07-Oct-2025

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  16. 16-Sep-2025

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  17. 02-Sep-2025

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  18. 19-Aug-2025

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  19. 22-Jul-2025

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  20. 15-Jul-2025

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  21. 24-Jun-2025

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  22. 29-May-2025

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  23. 06-May-2025

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  24. 29-Apr-2025

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  25. 17-Apr-2025

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  26. 01-Apr-2025

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  27. 04-Mar-2025

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  28. 04-Feb-2025

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  29. 21-Jan-2025

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  30. 07-Jan-2025

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  31. 31-Dec-2024

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  32. 10-Dec-2024

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  33. 14-Nov-2024

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  34. 10-Oct-2024

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  35. 26-Sep-2024

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  36. 12-Sep-2024

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  37. 08-Aug-2024

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  38. 25-Jul-2024

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  39. 04-Jul-2024

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  40. 06-Jun-2024

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  41. 23-May-2024

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  42. 02-May-2024

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  43. 25-Apr-2024

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  44. 04-Apr-2024

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  45. 29-Feb-2024

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  46. 01-Feb-2024

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  47. 28-Dec-2023

    Final Hearing

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  48. 30-Nov-2023

    Final Hearing

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  49. 12-Oct-2023

    Final Hearing

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  50. 31-Aug-2023

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  51. 03-Aug-2023

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  52. 06-Jul-2023

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  53. 22-Jun-2023

    Final Hearing

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  54. 25-May-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  55. 18-May-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 23/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 23/2023 Court Decision: The criminal appeal filed by Aalabhai Ramshibhai Chavda against the trial court's conviction order has been ALLOWED and SET ASIDE. The appellant is acquitted of charges under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 138. The trial court's sentence, fine, and compensation order are set aside as legally unsustainable. Key Reasoning: The Sessions Judge found that the appellant provided a post-dated cheque to the complainant for an agricultural seeds business transaction. The cheque was later returned with "payment stopped by drawer" stamp. However, the court determined that statutory requirements under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Section 138 (requiring proper notice and absence of defenses like buyer's warranty) were not adequately satisfied by the complainant's evidence, rendering the conviction unjustifiable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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