PANDYA RIDHDHI NILESH vs PRIYADARSHI RAJENDRAPRASAD JAIN Advocate - R N JASKIA — 303/2025

The court allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted appellant Pandya Riddhi Nilesh of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, quashing the trial court's conviction and 1-year sentence. The court based its decision on an amicable settlement reached between the appellant and complainant Priyadarshi Jain regarding the disputed cheque amount, invoking Section 147 of the N.I. Act which permits compounding of offences at any stage, and waived costs considering the parties' positive settlement attitude. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.