THAKOR KAILASHBEN PARABATJI vs SATHAWARA MAYURKUMAR KANUBHAI Advocate - R S DARJI — 657/2024

Summary The court convicted the accused under the Negotiable Instrument Act Section 138 for issuing a cheque of Rs. 75,000 that bounced due to insufficient funds. The court found that the complainant sufficiently proved the cheque was issued for discharging a lawful debt, establishing the mandatory statutory presumption in favor of the cheque holder. The accused failed to rebut this presumption with credible evidence despite claiming settlement, as his own admissions and the documentary evidence established his liability. The court sentenced him to one year simple imprisonment and ordered him to pay Rs. 75,000 compensation to the complainant plus interest under CrPC Section 357(3). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.