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

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Uncontested--ALLOWED on 02nd April 2026.

Case disposed

CR EN - CRIMINAL ENQUIRY

CNR: GJSK020033212026

Filing Number

230/2026

Filing Date

12-Feb-2026

Registration No

230/2026

Registration Date

12-Feb-2026

Court

CIVIL COURT HIMATNAGAR

Judge

6-3rd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

02-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--ALLOWED

Last updated 12-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Pujan Investment and Finance Pvt. Ltd. Employee of Shri Prajapati Tarunkumar Jayantibhai

    Adv. N R MIR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MAHESHSINH PRAVINSINH PARMAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Apr-2026

    OrderView PDF

    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.

  3. 02-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Hearing

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

  5. 27-Mar-2026

    Hearing

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

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    Hearing

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

  7. 07-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 12-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 230/2026

casestatus.in Summary

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.

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