ARJANBHAI RANABHAI VALA vs BHIMASIBHAI PUNJABHAI NANDANIYA Advocate - R.S.APARNATHI — 427/2018

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138,142. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJGS070006422018

Filing Number

427/2018

Filing Date

07-Dec-2018

Registration No

427/2018

Registration Date

07-Dec-2018

Court

TALUKA COURT, TALALA

Judge

1-Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 23-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138,142

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ARJANBHAI RANABHAI VALA

    Adv. D.B.VADHAVANA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHIMASIBHAI PUNJABHAI NANDANIYA Advocate - R.S.APARNATHI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    Judegement

    Summary The court acquitted the accused Bhimshbhai Punjabhbhai Nandaniya in this Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138/142 case. The complainant failed to prove a legally enforceable debt beyond reasonable doubt, despite the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Act. The accused successfully rebutted the statutory presumption by establishing that the cheque was issued as security for conditional property transactions, not for debt discharge, meeting the preponderance of probabilities standard required under law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 18-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 11-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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    Judgement

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    Judgement

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  13. 14-Nov-2025

    Judgement

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  14. 03-Nov-2025

    Final Arguments

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  15. 28-Oct-2025

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  21. 28-Apr-2025

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  25. 07-Apr-2025

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  26. 01-Apr-2025

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  104. 09-Dec-2019

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  117. 08-Feb-2019

    Process To Accused

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  118. 05-Jan-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  119. 07-Dec-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 427/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court acquitted the accused Bhimshbhai Punjabhbhai Nandaniya in this Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138/142 case. The complainant failed to prove a legally enforceable debt beyond reasonable doubt, despite the presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the Act. The accused successfully rebutted the statutory presumption by establishing that the cheque was issued as security for conditional property transactions, not for debt discharge, meeting the preponderance of probabilities standard required under law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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