VARDAN FINLEASE LTD. AUTHORISED PERSON DHARMENDRAKUMAR JAYANTIBHAI PRAJAPATI vs VISHVESHKUMAR CHIMANBHAI PARIKH — 168/2026

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Himatnagar ordered the conversion of an inquiry into a criminal case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act based on a cheque bounce complaint. The court relied on a Karnataka High Court judgment establishing that under Section 5 of BNSS read with Section 143 of the NI Act, no prior hearing of the accused is required before taking cognizance in cheque bounce cases. The accused has been summoned to appear on 21/05/2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.