indusind bank ltd vs CHANDRASINH SADURBHA HATHAL Advocate - N M CHANCHIYA — 8024/2017

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJJM020102742017

Filing Number

8024/2017

Filing Date

26-Dec-2017

Registration No

8024/2017

Registration Date

26-Dec-2017

Court

CIVIL COURT JAMNAGAR

Judge

6-4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.indusind bank ltd

    Adv. A.B.JHAVERI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.CHANDRASINH SADURBHA HATHAL Advocate - N M CHANCHIYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: IndusInd Bank Ltd v. Chandrasinh Sadurbha Hathal (Criminal Case 8024/2017) Court Decision: The court convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonoring a cheque. The accused was sentenced to 2 years simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of ₹14,95,700 (the dishonored cheque amount) within one month, with additional imprisonment if payment defaults. Key Facts: IndusInd Bank filed a criminal case against the accused for issuing a cheque (No. 000004) for ₹14,95,700 drawn on HDFC Bank, which was returned unpaid on 16/11/2017 due to insufficient funds. Despite receiving a statutory notice, the accused failed to make payment within the prescribed 15-day period. Court's Reasoning: The court found that: (1) the cheque was validly drawn by the accused; (2) it was presented within the prescribed period; (3) statutory notice was properly served; and (4) the accused failed to make payment. The court rejected the accused's defense as unsupported and held that the mandatory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the NI Act applied against the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  5. 16-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  6. 24-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  7. 12-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  8. 30-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  9. 21-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  10. 31-Dec-2025

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  11. 15-Dec-2025

    Final Arguments

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  12. 27-Nov-2025

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  13. 12-Nov-2025

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  14. 06-Nov-2025

    Further Statement

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  15. 09-Oct-2025

    Further Statement

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  16. 07-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  17. 19-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  18. 10-Sep-2025

    Final Arguments

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  19. 26-Aug-2025

    Further Statement

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  20. 06-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  21. 23-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  22. 01-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  23. 13-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  24. 22-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  25. 28-Apr-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  26. 02-Apr-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  27. 15-Mar-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  28. 24-Feb-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  29. 28-Jan-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  30. 26-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  31. 07-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  32. 19-Nov-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  33. 19-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  34. 01-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  35. 09-Sep-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  36. 28-Aug-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  37. 07-Aug-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  38. 26-Jun-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  39. 12-Jun-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  40. 24-May-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  41. 16-Apr-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  42. 02-Apr-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  43. 19-Mar-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  44. 01-Feb-2024

    Process To Accused

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  45. 28-Dec-2023

    Process To Accused

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  46. 09-Dec-2023

    Process To Accused

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  47. 29-Nov-2023

    Process To Accused

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  48. 18-Oct-2023

    Process To Accused

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  49. 22-Aug-2023

    Process To Accused

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  50. 23-Jun-2023

    Process To Accused

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  51. 13-May-2023

    Process To Accused

    4th Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  52. 05-May-2023

    Process To Accused

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  53. 18-Mar-2023

    Process To Accused

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  54. 11-Feb-2023

    Process To Accused

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  55. 08-Feb-2023

    Process To Accused

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  56. 28-Dec-2022

    Process To Accused

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  57. 16-Nov-2022

    Process To Accused

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  58. 14-Sep-2022

    Process To Accused

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  59. 13-Jul-2022

    Process To Accused

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  60. 01-Jun-2022

    Process To Accused

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  61. 26-Apr-2022

    Process To Accused

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  62. 12-Mar-2022

    Process To Accused

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  63. 16-Feb-2022

    Process To Accused

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  64. 24-Dec-2021

    Process To Accused

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  65. 24-Nov-2021

    Process To Accused

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  66. 22-Oct-2021

    Process To Accused

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  67. 24-Sep-2021

    Process To Accused

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  68. 12-Aug-2021

    Process To Accused

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  69. 13-Jul-2021

    Process To Accused

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  70. 28-May-2021

    Process To Accused

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  71. 20-Apr-2021

    Process To Accused

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  72. 18-Feb-2021

    Process To Accused

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  73. 17-Dec-2020

    Process To Accused

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  74. 06-Nov-2020

    Process To Accused

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  75. 28-Sep-2020

    Process To Accused

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  76. 27-Aug-2020

    Process To Accused

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  77. 27-Jul-2020

    Process To Accused

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  78. 21-Jul-2020

    Process To Accused

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  79. 18-Jun-2020

    Process To Accused

  80. 30-Apr-2020

    Process To Accused

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  81. 19-Mar-2020

    Process To Accused

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  82. 20-Feb-2020

    Process To Accused

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  83. 16-Jan-2020

    Process To Accused

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  84. 05-Dec-2019

    Process To Accused

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  85. 24-Oct-2019

    Process To Accused

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  86. 19-Sep-2019

    Process To Accused

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  87. 22-Aug-2019

    Process To Accused

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  88. 11-Jul-2019

    Process To Accused

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  89. 13-Jun-2019

    Process To Accused

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  90. 16-May-2019

    Process To Accused

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  91. 18-Apr-2019

    Process To Accused

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  92. 07-Mar-2019

    Process To Accused

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  93. 31-Jan-2019

    Process To Accused

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  94. 27-Dec-2018

    Process To Accused

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  95. 22-Nov-2018

    Process To Accused

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  96. 11-Oct-2018

    Process To Accused

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  97. 06-Sep-2018

    Process To Accused

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  98. 19-Jul-2018

    Process To Accused

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  99. 29-Jun-2018

    Process To Accused

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  100. 18-May-2018

    Process To Accused

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  101. 05-Apr-2018

    Process To Accused

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  102. 23-Feb-2018

    Process To Accused

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  103. 18-Jan-2018

    Process To Accused

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  104. 26-Dec-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  105. 26-Dec-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 8024/2017

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: IndusInd Bank Ltd v. Chandrasinh Sadurbha Hathal (Criminal Case 8024/2017) Court Decision: The court convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonoring a cheque. The accused was sentenced to 2 years simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of ₹14,95,700 (the dishonored cheque amount) within one month, with additional imprisonment if payment defaults. Key Facts: IndusInd Bank filed a criminal case against the accused for issuing a cheque (No. 000004) for ₹14,95,700 drawn on HDFC Bank, which was returned unpaid on 16/11/2017 due to insufficient funds. Despite receiving a statutory notice, the accused failed to make payment within the prescribed 15-day period. Court's Reasoning: The court found that: (1) the cheque was validly drawn by the accused; (2) it was presented within the prescribed period; (3) statutory notice was properly served; and (4) the accused failed to make payment. The court rejected the accused's defense as unsupported and held that the mandatory presumptions under Sections 118 and 139 of the NI Act applied against the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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