MADHUBEN KHODABHAI CHAUHAN vs KRUPALU RAJESHBHAI PATHAK Advocate - A C PATEL — 122/2025

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 374. Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 07th April 2026.

Case disposed

CR A - CRIMINAL APPEAL

CNR: GJKH010019182025

Filing Number

122/2025

Filing Date

10-Mar-2025

Registration No

122/2025

Registration Date

10-Mar-2025

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT NADIAD

Judge

6-3rd Addl District Judge

Decision Date

07-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 23-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

572

Police Station

MATAR POLICE STATION - KHEDA DISTRICT

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 374
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 415
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MADHUBEN KHODABHAI CHAUHAN

    Adv. J M ZALA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KRUPALU RAJESHBHAI PATHAK Advocate - A C PATEL

  2. 2.STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. D R BAROT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-Apr-2026

    Judegement

    The appellate court allowed the criminal appeal and set aside the trial court's conviction of Madhuben Khodabhai Chauhan under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, based on a compromise reached between the parties. The court held that while the compromise was filed at the appellate stage rather than trial stage, Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding even at appeal, and following Supreme Court guidelines, the accused was required to pay 15% of the cheque amount (Rs. 15,000) as costs to the Legal Services Authority for the compromise to be recorded, resulting in her acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    3rd Addl District Judge

  4. 24-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  7. 09-Feb-2026

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  8. 17-Jan-2026

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  9. 03-Dec-2025

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  10. 12-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  11. 01-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  12. 15-Oct-2025

    Hearing

    3rd Addl District Judge

  13. 04-Sep-2025

    Hearing

    Principal District Judge

  14. 08-Aug-2025

    Hearing

    Principal District Judge

  15. 05-Jul-2025

    Hearing

    Principal District Judge

  16. 27-May-2025

    Hearing

    Principal District Judge

  17. 30-Apr-2025

    Hearing

    Principal District Judge

  18. 11-Apr-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 10-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 122/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The appellate court allowed the criminal appeal and set aside the trial court's conviction of Madhuben Khodabhai Chauhan under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, based on a compromise reached between the parties. The court held that while the compromise was filed at the appellate stage rather than trial stage, Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding even at appeal, and following Supreme Court guidelines, the accused was required to pay 15% of the cheque amount (Rs. 15,000) as costs to the Legal Services Authority for the compromise to be recorded, resulting in her acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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