The Gujarat State Co.Op.Agri.and Rural Development Bank MUKUNDBHAI MANUBHAI MACHHAR vs KANAKSINH NATVARSINH CHAUHAN — 177/2026

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Himatnagar ordered that an FIR be registered against the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, for the offense of dishonored cheque. The court relied on a Karnataka High Court judgment establishing that under the Negotiable Instrument Act, a Magistrate need not provide the accused an opportunity to be heard before taking cognizance on a cheque dishonor complaint, and summoned the accused to appear on May 21, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.