KIRANKUMAR ISHVARBHAI PARMAR vs BHARATSINH PRATAPSINH CHAVDA Advocate - Y H SONI — 414/2025

Case Summary: Cri. Appeal No. 414/2025 The 3rd Additional Sessions Judge at Gandhinagar allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted Kirankumar Ishvarbhai Parmar of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. The appellant had been convicted by the trial court to one year imprisonment and ordered to pay 1.5 times the cheque amount. However, during the appeal hearing, the appellant and original complainant (Bharatsinh Pratapsinh Chavda) reached an amicable settlement and submitted a joint compromise petition. Relying on Section 147 of the NI Act (which permits compounding of offences at any stage) and Supreme Court precedent, the court quashed the conviction and acquitted the appellant, waiving costs in light of the settlement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.