Haridasan Gopalan , S/o. Gopalan vs Shynesh C K, S/o. Narayanan Advocate - P.O.Radhakrishnan — 812/2022

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--CONVICTED U/S 255(2) CR.PC on 30th May 2026.

Case disposed

ST - SUMMARY TRIAL

CNR: KLKK160009122022

Filing Number

891/2022

Filing Date

18-May-2022

Registration No

812/2022

Registration Date

18-May-2022

Court

JFCM VI Kozhikode, Eranhipalam

Judge

1-Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

Decision Date

30-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--CONVICTED U/S 255(2) CR.PC

Last updated 18-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Haridasan Gopalan , S/o. Gopalan

    Adv. Adv. D Mohandas

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Shynesh C K, S/o. Narayanan Advocate - P.O.Radhakrishnan

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-May-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: ST No. 812/2022 Court Decision: The Special Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kozhikode, convicted Shynesh C K under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing cheques without sufficient funds. The accused was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.15,03,000 (covering principal plus 9% interest for 67 months) as compensation, with three months simple imprisonment as default penalty. Key Reasoning: The court found all statutory requirements satisfied—the cheque was returned for insufficient funds, proper legal notice was served, and the complaint filed within prescribed timelines. The accused's admission of liability under a dated agreement (Ext P6), combined with failure to rebut the statutory presumption, established the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt. The accused's unsupported defense that cheques were security instruments lacked cogent evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-May-2026

    Disposed

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  4. 26-May-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  5. 20-May-2026

    For further hearing

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  6. 15-May-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  7. 16-Apr-2026

    For Hearing

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  8. 04-Apr-2026

    Issue production warrant

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  9. 13-Mar-2026

    Issue NBW

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  10. 10-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  11. 17-Feb-2026

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  12. 11-Feb-2026

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  13. 07-Feb-2026

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  14. 30-Jan-2026

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  15. 31-Dec-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  16. 25-Nov-2025

    For further hearing

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  17. 13-Nov-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  18. 05-Nov-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  19. 16-Oct-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  20. 04-Oct-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  21. 24-Sep-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  22. 11-Sep-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  23. 01-Sep-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  24. 16-Aug-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  25. 26-Jul-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  26. 16-Jul-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  27. 08-Jul-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  28. 30-Jun-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  29. 25-Jun-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  30. 05-Jun-2025

    With connected case

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  31. 07-May-2025

    Appearance Of Parties

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  32. 21-Jan-2025

    Appearance Of Parties

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  33. 19-Oct-2024

    Appearance Of Parties

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  34. 29-Aug-2024

    Appearance Of Parties

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  35. 06-Aug-2024

    Appearance Of Parties

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  36. 24-Jul-2024

    Objection

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  37. 20-Jul-2024

    Defence Evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  38. 06-Jul-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  39. 22-Jun-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  40. 10-Jun-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  41. 18-May-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  42. 20-Apr-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  43. 20-Mar-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  44. 04-Jan-2024

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  45. 08-Nov-2023

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  46. 07-Sep-2023

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  47. 05-Aug-2023

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  48. 04-Jul-2023

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  49. 20-Jun-2023

    Call on

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  50. 17-Jun-2023

    Call with Mp

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  51. 29-May-2023

    For evidence

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  52. 15-Mar-2023

    Adjourned

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  53. 29-Dec-2022

    Appearance of Accused

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  54. 17-Oct-2022

    Appearance of Accused

    Special Judicial First Class Magistrate

  55. 12-Jul-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  56. 18-May-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 812/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: ST No. 812/2022 Court Decision: The Special Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kozhikode, convicted Shynesh C K under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing cheques without sufficient funds. The accused was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.15,03,000 (covering principal plus 9% interest for 67 months) as compensation, with three months simple imprisonment as default penalty. Key Reasoning: The court found all statutory requirements satisfied—the cheque was returned for insufficient funds, proper legal notice was served, and the complaint filed within prescribed timelines. The accused's admission of liability under a dated agreement (Ext P6), combined with failure to rebut the statutory presumption, established the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt. The accused's unsupported defense that cheques were security instruments lacked cogent evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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