SREE Gokulam Chit Finance Co Pvt Ltd vs Venugopal KK Advocate - RAJESH P — 300476/2017

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 27th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CALENDAR CASE

CNR: KLAL120024642017

Filing Number

2464/2017

Filing Date

25-Mar-2017

Registration No

300476/2017

Registration Date

25-Mar-2017

Court

JFCM I Cherthala

Judge

1-Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

Decision Date

27-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--AQUITTED

Last updated 15-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138
Crl.mp/5999/2025 Classification : Absent Petition Section SREE Gokulam Chit Finance Co Pvt Ltd

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SREE Gokulam Chit Finance Co Pvt Ltd

    Adv. JYOTHIS. P. S

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Venugopal KK Advocate - RAJESH P

  2. 2.Radhamany

    Adv. RAJESH P

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    The court acquitted both accused (Venugopal K.K. and Latha) of cheating charges under IPC Sections 420 and 34, finding critical evidentiary gaps in the prosecution's case. The witness lacked personal knowledge of the disputed cheque's execution, could not identify signatures, and the prosecution failed to produce the chit agreement, promissory note, or bank records proving the cheque belonged to the second accused, thereby failing to establish the requisite dishonest intention. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 25-Mar-2026

    Order/ Judgement

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  5. 18-Mar-2026

    Order/ Judgement

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  6. 17-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

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  7. 16-Mar-2026

    No sitting notified

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  8. 05-Mar-2026

    For Arguments

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  9. 23-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  10. 07-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

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  11. 30-Jan-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  12. 23-Jan-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  13. 16-Jan-2026

    Verify and report

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  14. 06-Jan-2026

    Further evidence

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  15. 17-Dec-2025

    Bound over

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  16. 22-Nov-2025

    For cross examination.

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  17. 01-Nov-2025

    for evidence.

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  18. 13-Oct-2025

    for evidence.

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  19. 22-Sep-2025

    for evidence.

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  20. 20-Aug-2025

    for evidence.

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  21. 30-Jul-2025

    Hearing on Charge

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  22. 08-Jul-2025

    Further evidence

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  23. 28-Jun-2025

    Further evidence

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  24. 02-Jun-2025

    for evidence.

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  25. 09-May-2025

    for evidence.

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  26. 30-Apr-2025

    for evidence.

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  27. 08-Apr-2025

    For evidence

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  28. 17-Jan-2025

    For evidence

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  29. 07-Jan-2025

    For evidence

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  30. 12-Dec-2024

    For evidence

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  31. 02-Nov-2024

    For evidence

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  32. 03-Oct-2024

    For evidence

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  33. 23-Aug-2024

    For evidence

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  34. 20-Jul-2024

    Issue NBW

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  35. 29-Jun-2024

    Issue NBW

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  36. 22-Mar-2024

    Issue NBW

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  37. 13-Feb-2024

    Issue Bailable Warrant

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  38. 28-Dec-2023

    Issue Bailable Warrant

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  39. 22-Nov-2023

    Issue Bailable Warrant

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  40. 06-Oct-2023

    Repeat Summons

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  41. 25-Aug-2023

    Appearance of Accused

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  42. 24-Jun-2023

    Appearance of Accused

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  43. 29-Apr-2023

    Appearance of Accused

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  44. 21-Mar-2023

    Appearance of Accused

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  45. 11-Jan-2023

    Appearance of Accused

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  46. 12-Oct-2022

    Oders in Cmp

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  47. 11-Oct-2022

    Oders in Cmp

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  48. 28-Sep-2022

    Oders in Cmp

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  49. 17-Sep-2022

    Objection

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  50. 06-Aug-2022

    Objection

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  51. 25-Jun-2022

    Objection

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  52. 23-Apr-2022

    Objection

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  53. 04-Mar-2022

    Appearance of Accused

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  54. 29-Dec-2021

    Appearance of Accused

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  55. 01-Sep-2021

    Appearance of Accused

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  56. 22-Apr-2021

    Appearance of Accused

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  57. 02-Feb-2021

    Appearance of Accused

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  58. 09-Nov-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  59. 11-Aug-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  60. 05-Jun-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  61. 30-Mar-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  62. 06-Jan-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  63. 04-Jan-2020

    Appearance of Accused

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  64. 16-Dec-2019

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  65. 23-Nov-2019

    Appearance of Accused

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  66. 18-Nov-2019

    Appearance of Accused

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  67. 17-Oct-2019

    Appearance of Accused

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  68. 07-Aug-2019

    Appearance of Accused

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  69. 28-May-2019

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  70. 14-Feb-2019

    Appearance of Accused

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  71. 24-Nov-2018

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  72. 16-Jul-2018

    Appearance of Accused

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  73. 09-May-2018

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  74. 17-Jan-2018

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  75. 18-Sep-2017

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala

  76. 03-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  77. 25-Mar-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 300476/2017

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted both accused (Venugopal K.K. and Latha) of cheating charges under IPC Sections 420 and 34, finding critical evidentiary gaps in the prosecution's case. The witness lacked personal knowledge of the disputed cheque's execution, could not identify signatures, and the prosecution failed to produce the chit agreement, promissory note, or bank records proving the cheque belonged to the second accused, thereby failing to establish the requisite dishonest intention. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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