PATELIYA BAKULKUMAR KHIMJIBHAI vs SHIVABHAI NATHABHAI VANKAR — 1/2026

Summary: The Gujarat High Court convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (dishonored cheque), finding sufficient evidence that a cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs issued by the accused was returned unpaid. The court applied the precedent from Indian Bank Association v. Union of India (2014 AIR SC 2528) and ordered the accused's case to be registered in the criminal register and directed summons to be issued under Section 227 of the Indian Penal Code with costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.