HIMALAY DILIPBHAI SUVARIYA vs RUTURAJSINH PRADHUMANSINH ZALA Advocate - B S JETHA — 42/2026

The Sessions Judge, Morbi allowed a compromise between the appellant (convicted of cheque bounce under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act) and the respondent, holding that the offense is compoundable under Section 147 of the NI Act. The court set aside the conviction order and acquitted the appellant, relying on Supreme Court precedent permitting compromise even at appellate stage, without imposing compounding charges to uphold the Lok Adalat's dispute resolution purpose. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.