JITUBHAI RAMABHAI PRAJAPATI vs DABHI SIDDHARAJSINH BALVANTSINH Advocate - S C VAGHELA — 451/2025

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 374. Disposed: Uncontested--LOK ADALAT on 14th March 2026.

Case disposed

CR A - CRIMINAL APPEAL

CNR: GJGN010047032025

Filing Number

453/2025

Filing Date

20-Dec-2025

Registration No

451/2025

Registration Date

20-Dec-2025

Court

DISTRICT COURT, GANDHINAGAR

Judge

2-5th Addl District Judge

Decision Date

14-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--LOK ADALAT

Last updated 21-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JITUBHAI RAMABHAI PRAJAPATI

    Adv. K N CHAVDA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DABHI SIDDHARAJSINH BALVANTSINH Advocate - S C VAGHELA

  2. 2.Government of Gujarat

    Adv. DGP

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The court allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted the appellant of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act after the complainant and accused reached an amicable settlement regarding the disputed cheque during the National Lok-Adalat. The court quashed the original conviction and one-year imprisonment sentence, relying on Section 147 of the N.I. Act which permits compounding of offences, and waived all costs considering the parties' positive settlement and the accused's financial condition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 14-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    5th Addl District Judge

  4. 06-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    5th Addl District Judge

  5. 11-Feb-2026

    For R&P

    5th Addl District Judge

  6. 20-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 20-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 451/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The court allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted the appellant of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act after the complainant and accused reached an amicable settlement regarding the disputed cheque during the National Lok-Adalat. The court quashed the original conviction and one-year imprisonment sentence, relying on Section 147 of the N.I. Act which permits compounding of offences, and waived all costs considering the parties' positive settlement and the accused's financial condition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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