Pujan Investment and Finance Pvt. Ltd. Employee of Shri Prajapati Tarunkumar Jayantibhai vs MAHESHSINH PRAVINSINH PARMAR — 230/2026

The Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Himatnagar upheld that under the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Section 138 read with BNSS Section 5 and NI Act Section 143), a magistrate need not provide a hearing to the accused before taking cognizance of cheque bounce complaints. The court ordered the inquiry to be converted into a criminal case and issued a summons to the accused for May 21, 2026, under Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the NI Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.