SIDDHNATH TRADERS - PROP - DINESH HARISHBHAI DAYANI vs RAJENDRAKUMAR AND CO LTD - PROP - RAJENDRAKUMAR D MANEK Advocate - H R LAKHANI — 3250/2019
Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 29th May 2026.
CC - CRIMINAL CASE
CNR: GJJM020043042019
Filing Number
3250/2019
Filing Date
16-Apr-2019
Registration No
3250/2019
Registration Date
16-Apr-2019
Court
CIVIL COURT JAMNAGAR
Judge
6-2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.
Decision Date
29-May-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL
Last updated 12-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.SIDDHNATH TRADERS - PROP - DINESH HARISHBHAI DAYANI
Adv. R D GOSAI
Respondent(s)
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1.RAJENDRAKUMAR AND CO LTD - PROP - RAJENDRAKUMAR D MANEK Advocate - H R LAKHANI
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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29-May-2026
Judegement
Summary Case: Criminal Case No. 3250/2019 Court: Additional Civil Judge (Criminal), Jamnagar Date of Judgment: 29 May 2026 Key Facts: Siddhnath Traders (represented by Dinesh Harishbhai Dayani) filed a cheque dishonor complaint against Rajendrakumar and Co Ltd under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complainant alleged that the defendant issued a check for ₹3,00,000 on 7 March 2019 to discharge a cement purchase debt, which was later dishonored with "insufficient funds" on 11 March 2019. Decision: The court acquitted the defendant. The judge found that the complainant failed to prove essential elements of the Section 138 offense, particularly that a legally enforceable debt existed. Evidence showed the business transaction allegedly occurred in 2014-2015, but the cheque was issued in 2019—potentially time-barred under the Limitation Act's three-year period. The complainant produced no documentary proof (bills, invoices, delivery notes) of the cement sale or debt acknowledgment during the limitation period. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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29-May-2026
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First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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16-Apr-2019
Case filed
Registration No. 3250/2019
Summary Case: Criminal Case No. 3250/2019 Court: Additional Civil Judge (Criminal), Jamnagar Date of Judgment: 29 May 2026 Key Facts: Siddhnath Traders (represented by Dinesh Harishbhai Dayani) filed a cheque dishonor complaint against Rajendrakumar and Co Ltd under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complainant alleged that the defendant issued a check for ₹3,00,000 on 7 March 2019 to discharge a cement purchase debt, which was later dishonored with "insufficient funds" on 11 March 2019. Decision: The court acquitted the defendant. The judge found that the complainant failed to prove essential elements of the Section 138 offense, particularly that a legally enforceable debt existed. Evidence showed the business transaction allegedly occurred in 2014-2015, but the cheque was issued in 2019—potentially time-barred under the Limitation Act's three-year period. The complainant produced no documentary proof (bills, invoices, delivery notes) of the cement sale or debt acknowledgment during the limitation period. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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