MEMAN MOHMAD SAJID JANMOHMAD vs KURESHI AASHIF AIYUBBHAI Advocate - P J THAKOR — 624/2023

Summary of Court's Decision The court convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonoring a cheque of Rs. 90,000. The complainant successfully proved that the accused issued the cheque for discharging a legal debt, but failed to make payment within the statutory period despite receiving notice. The court sentenced the accused to one year simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 90,000 (equivalent to twice the cheque amount), holding that the accused failed to rebut the legal presumption in favor of the cheque holder. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.