BALABHAI RAJABHAI KACHHELA vs DHANABHAI MURABHAI CHANPA Advocate - M B GHAVARIA — 680/2025

Summary The court convicted the accused Dhanabhai Murahabhai Chanpa under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonoring a cheque of Rs. 1,00,000 given as partial payment for construction work. The accused failed to appear in court or present any defense, and the cheque was returned unpaid with the remark "A/C DORMANT." The court sentenced the accused to one year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 2,00,000 (double the cheque amount) as compensation to the complainant, payable within 30 days. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.