AKASHBHAI PRAKASHBHAI SHAH PROP. OF GHADIYALI ELECTRONICS vs ( — 157/2022

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Uncontested--ALLOWED on 15th June 2026.

Case disposed

CR EN - CRIMINAL ENQUIRY

CNR: GJMR020079842022

Filing Number

157/2022

Filing Date

21-Oct-2022

Registration No

157/2022

Registration Date

21-Oct-2022

Court

CIVIL COURT, MORBI

Judge

4-3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

15-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.AKASHBHAI PRAKASHBHAI SHAH PROP. OF GHADIYALI ELECTRONICS

    Adv. S G MEHTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.(

  2. 2.PARAMOUNT ENGINEERING CO. (

  3. 3.BHARATBHAI D. PATEL PARTNER OF PARAMOUNT ENGINEERING COMPANY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Jun-2026

    OrderView PDF

    The court held that when an account holder closes their bank account and subsequently issues a cheque from that closed account, it constitutes an offense under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, as there are insufficient funds to honor the cheque. The court directed registration of a criminal case against the petitioner (Akashbhai Prakashbhai Shah) and ordered the issuance of process under Section 227 CrPC, finding sufficient grounds for proceeding with the offence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Jun-2026

    Disposed

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  4. 26-May-2026

    Final Order

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  5. 10-Apr-2026

    Final Order

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  6. 20-Feb-2026

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  7. 24-Dec-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  8. 24-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  9. 07-Oct-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  10. 29-Aug-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  11. 04-Jul-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  12. 05-Apr-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  13. 18-Feb-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  14. 01-Feb-2025

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  15. 24-Dec-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  16. 08-Nov-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  17. 21-Oct-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  18. 13-Sep-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  19. 30-Aug-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  20. 23-Aug-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  21. 02-Aug-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  22. 23-Jul-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  23. 11-Jul-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  24. 26-Jun-2024

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  25. 04-May-2024

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  26. 16-Mar-2024

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  27. 23-Feb-2024

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  28. 03-Feb-2024

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  29. 25-Nov-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  30. 04-Nov-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  31. 14-Oct-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  32. 23-Sep-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  33. 30-Jun-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  34. 01-Apr-2023

    Hearing

    3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  35. 24-Feb-2023

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  36. 21-Jan-2023

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  37. 13-Dec-2022

    Hearing

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge And A.C.J.M.

  38. 29-Nov-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  39. 21-Oct-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 157/2022

casestatus.in Summary

The court held that when an account holder closes their bank account and subsequently issues a cheque from that closed account, it constitutes an offense under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, as there are insufficient funds to honor the cheque. The court directed registration of a criminal case against the petitioner (Akashbhai Prakashbhai Shah) and ordered the issuance of process under Section 227 CrPC, finding sufficient grounds for proceeding with the offence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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