James George S/o George vs Sulfikar Ahammed S/o Ahammed Koya — 400262/2021

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 30th April 2026.

Case disposed

ST - SUMMARY TRIAL

CNR: KLKM070003672021

Filing Number

400262/2021

Filing Date

08-Oct-2021

Registration No

400262/2021

Registration Date

08-Oct-2021

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Kollam

Judge

1-Chief Judicial Magistrate

Decision Date

30-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--AQUITTED

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.James George S/o George

    Adv. RAGHU VARMA K

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Sulfikar Ahammed S/o Ahammed Koya

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-Apr-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: 400262/2021 Court: Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kollam, Kerala Parties: James George (Complainant) v. Sulfikar Ahammed (Accused) Offence: Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Decision: Acquitted (April 30, 2026) Summary The accused was acquitted of cheque bounce charges involving three dishonoured cheques worth ₹16,00,000. The complainant alleged a business transaction for supplying 3,00,000 eggs at ₹21,00,000, claiming the accused issued post-dated cheques to secure payment but dishonoured them. The court found no convincing documentary evidence of the alleged egg supply transaction—the complainant admitted having no delivery notes, bills, or account details despite claiming a ₹30,00,000 transaction during COVID lockdown. The defence successfully proved the cheques were blank cheques misused after settlement of an unrelated property dispute, rebutting presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the NI Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 27-Apr-2026

    Order/ Judgement

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  5. 22-Apr-2026

    Order/ Judgement

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  6. 17-Apr-2026

    For Hearing

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  7. 08-Apr-2026

    For Hearing

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  8. 01-Apr-2026

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  9. 28-Mar-2026

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  10. 21-Mar-2026

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  11. 16-Mar-2026

    For Examination of Witness

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  12. 13-Mar-2026

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  13. 04-Mar-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  14. 02-Mar-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  15. 28-Feb-2026

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  22. 31-Jan-2026

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  52. 01-Mar-2024

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  53. 13-Feb-2024

    Issue Bailable Warrant

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  54. 27-Jan-2024

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  55. 25-Jan-2024

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  56. 16-Dec-2023

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  57. 29-Nov-2023

    for evidence.

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  58. 04-Nov-2023

    No sitting notified

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  59. 27-Oct-2023

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  60. 13-Oct-2023

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  61. 07-Sep-2023

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  62. 27-Jun-2023

    Referred to Mediator

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  63. 26-Apr-2023

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  65. 11-Nov-2022

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  66. 15-Sep-2022

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  67. 11-Jul-2022

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  68. 25-Jun-2022

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  69. 10-Jun-2022

    For appearance of the accused

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  70. 16-May-2022

    For appearance of the accused

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  71. 08-Feb-2022

    Call on

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  72. 08-Jan-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  73. 08-Oct-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 400262/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 400262/2021 Court: Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kollam, Kerala Parties: James George (Complainant) v. Sulfikar Ahammed (Accused) Offence: Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Decision: Acquitted (April 30, 2026) Summary The accused was acquitted of cheque bounce charges involving three dishonoured cheques worth ₹16,00,000. The complainant alleged a business transaction for supplying 3,00,000 eggs at ₹21,00,000, claiming the accused issued post-dated cheques to secure payment but dishonoured them. The court found no convincing documentary evidence of the alleged egg supply transaction—the complainant admitted having no delivery notes, bills, or account details despite claiming a ₹30,00,000 transaction during COVID lockdown. The defence successfully proved the cheques were blank cheques misused after settlement of an unrelated property dispute, rebutting presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the NI Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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