St. Milagres Credit Souhardha Co-Operative Ltd vs Keshav Manjunath Naik — 2049/2025

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--CONVICTED on 08th April 2026.

Case disposed

C.C. - CRIMINAL CASES

CNR: KAUK310028452025

Filing Number

414/2025

Filing Date

14-Jul-2025

Registration No

2049/2025

Registration Date

14-Jul-2025

Court

PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BHATKALA

Judge

867-Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

Decision Date

08-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--CONVICTED

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.St. Milagres Credit Souhardha Co-Operative Ltd

    Adv. Simon Leen Dsouza

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Keshav Manjunath Naik

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Apr-2026

    Judgment

    The court convicted Keshav Manjunath Naik under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque of Rs. 84,995 towards repayment of a business loan that was returned unpaid due to account closure. The court rejected the accused's defense that the cheque was issued as a security document, finding the complainant's evidence credible and the statutory requirements satisfied. Naik was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 84,995 (or six months imprisonment in default), with the recovered fine payable as compensation to the complainant. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  6. 10-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  7. 21-Feb-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  8. 12-Feb-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  9. 04-Feb-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  10. 28-Jan-2026

    Deposition

  11. 28-Jan-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  12. 08-Jan-2026

    Deposition

  13. 08-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  14. 17-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  15. 26-Nov-2025

    Deposition

  16. 26-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  17. 29-Oct-2025

    Plea

  18. 29-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  19. 23-Oct-2025

    NBW To Accused

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  20. 18-Oct-2025

    NBW To Accused

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  21. 03-Sep-2025

    NBW To Accused

    Addl.civil Judge And JMFC Court Bhatkal

  22. 15-Jul-2025

    Deposition

  23. 15-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 14-Jul-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 2049/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The court convicted Keshav Manjunath Naik under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque of Rs. 84,995 towards repayment of a business loan that was returned unpaid due to account closure. The court rejected the accused's defense that the cheque was issued as a security document, finding the complainant's evidence credible and the statutory requirements satisfied. Naik was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 84,995 (or six months imprisonment in default), with the recovered fine payable as compensation to the complainant. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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