ANKURKUMAR JAGDISHBHAI PATEL vs SANDIPBHAI DAYASHANKAR MISHRA — 239/2025

Case Summary: C.C.No. 239/2025 Court Decision: The court convicted the accused, Sandipbhai Dayashankar Mishra, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonoring a cheque of ₹1,40,000. The accused is sentenced to six months simple imprisonment and ordered to pay ₹1,00,000 as compensation to the petitioner, with additional fine if imprisonment is not served. Key Reasoning: The petitioner loaned money to the accused, who issued a cheque as security. The cheque was dishonored despite proper notice. The court found the accused failed to rebut the statutory presumption under Section 139 that the cheque was issued for debt discharge, and the accused provided no valid defense despite opportunity to do so. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.