HEMANTBHAI B. KOTHARI vs ABHIJIT PURUSHOTAMDAS JHA Advocate - L V THAKUR — 3689/2022

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION on 13th May 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJKH020047382022

Filing Number

3689/2022

Filing Date

18-Jul-2022

Registration No

3689/2022

Registration Date

18-Jul-2022

Court

CIVIL COURT NADIAD

Judge

5-2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

13-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY CONVICTION

Last updated 16-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.HEMANTBHAI B. KOTHARI

    Adv. K R BRAHMBHATT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ABHIJIT PURUSHOTAMDAS JHA Advocate - L V THAKUR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-May-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: 3689/2022 Court Decision: The court convicted the accused, Abhijit Purushottam Das Jha, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The accused was sentenced to 12 months simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of ₹1,04,500 to the complainant within one month, with an additional 6 months imprisonment if compensation is not paid. Key Facts: The complainant lent ₹95,000 to the accused with a promise to repay within six months. The accused issued a cheque (No. 000113) for ₹95,000 dated 22/04/2022, which was dishonored twice due to insufficient funds. Despite a legal demand notice, the accused failed to pay within 15 days, constituting an offense under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 13-May-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 11-May-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 06-May-2026

    Final Arguments

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  6. 04-May-2026

    Final Arguments

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  7. 17-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  8. 19-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

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  9. 23-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Defence

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  10. 18-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Defence

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  11. 15-Oct-2025

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  12. 01-Oct-2025

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  13. 14-Aug-2025

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  14. 15-Jul-2025

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  15. 04-Jul-2025

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  16. 03-May-2025

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  17. 17-Mar-2025

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  18. 28-Jan-2025

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  19. 06-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Defence

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  20. 03-Dec-2024

    Further Statement

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  21. 18-Nov-2024

    Further Statement

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  22. 19-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  23. 30-Sep-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  24. 27-Aug-2024

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  25. 31-Jul-2024

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  26. 30-Jul-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  27. 22-Jul-2024

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  28. 06-Jun-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  29. 17-May-2024

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  30. 18-Apr-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  31. 02-Apr-2024

    Further Statement

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  32. 12-Mar-2024

    Further Statement

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  33. 09-Feb-2024

    Further Statement

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  34. 02-Feb-2024

    Further Statement

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  35. 15-Jan-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  36. 12-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  37. 08-Nov-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  38. 21-Oct-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  39. 21-Sep-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  40. 04-Aug-2023

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  41. 28-Jul-2023

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  42. 05-Jul-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  43. 25-May-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  44. 18-Mar-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  45. 04-Feb-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  46. 15-Dec-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  47. 14-Nov-2022

    Plea

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  48. 14-Oct-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  49. 18-Jul-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 3689/2022

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Case Summary: 3689/2022 Court Decision: The court convicted the accused, Abhijit Purushottam Das Jha, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The accused was sentenced to 12 months simple imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation of ₹1,04,500 to the complainant within one month, with an additional 6 months imprisonment if compensation is not paid. Key Facts: The complainant lent ₹95,000 to the accused with a promise to repay within six months. The accused issued a cheque (No. 000113) for ₹95,000 dated 22/04/2022, which was dishonored twice due to insufficient funds. Despite a legal demand notice, the accused failed to pay within 15 days, constituting an offense under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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