PATEL PRAVINBHAI RAMABHAI vs DESAI ALPESHKUMAR BALDEVBHAI Advocate - M G CHAUDHARI — 655/2025

Summary: The 4th Additional Sessions Judge at Mahesana dismissed the criminal appeal and confirmed the conviction of Patel Pravinbhai Ramabhai under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The court found that the accused issued a cheque of Rs. 10,00,000 to discharge a legally enforceable debt, which was dishonored due to insufficient funds, and the accused failed to rebut the statutory presumption under Sections 138-139 of the Act by not providing cogent evidence to prove the cheque was merely for security purposes or misused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.