JOMON AUGUSTINE, vs JOBIN T JOSE — 304821/2017

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--CONVICTED AND FINED on 18th March 2026.

Case disposed

ST - SUMMARY TRIAL

CNR: KLKT120064232017

Filing Number

304821/2017

Filing Date

01-Jul-2017

Registration No

304821/2017

Registration Date

01-Jul-2017

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-1, Pala

Judge

1-Judicial First Class Magistrate-1 Pala

Decision Date

18-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--CONVICTED AND FINED

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JOMON AUGUSTINE,

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JOBIN T JOSE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: Jomon Augustine v. Jobin T Jose (Case 304821/2017) The Judicial Magistrate convicted Jobin T Jose of three offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing three cheques (₹1,15,000, ₹50,000, and ₹1,50,000) that were dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The court found that the accused had signed the cheques as repayment for a vehicle purchase dispute, received a lawyer's notice, failed to respond, and provided no evidence of sufficient account balance. The court sentenced the accused to 6 months simple imprisonment with fines totalling ₹3,15,000 (concurrent sentences) and ordered fines paid to the complainant as compensation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

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  5. 11-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

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  6. 06-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

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  7. 03-Mar-2026

    For Further Hearing

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  8. 25-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

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  9. 09-Jan-2026

    For Hearing

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  10. 01-Jan-2026

    For Hearing

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  11. 24-Dec-2025

    For Hearing

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  12. 06-Dec-2025

    For Hearing

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  13. 17-Nov-2025

    Call On

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  14. 25-Oct-2025

    For Hearing

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  15. 17-Sep-2025

    For Hearing

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  16. 18-Aug-2025

    For Hearing

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  17. 18-Jul-2025

    For Hearing

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  18. 18-Jun-2025

    Further Evidence

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  19. 31-May-2025

    For Evidence

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  20. 23-Apr-2025

    For Evidence

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  21. 11-Mar-2025

    For Evidence

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  22. 01-Feb-2025

    For Evidence

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  23. 12-Dec-2024

    For Evidence

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  24. 11-Dec-2024

    Return of Summons

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  25. 20-Nov-2024

    Call On

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  26. 26-Oct-2024

    Call On

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  27. 28-Sep-2024

    Call On

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  28. 24-Aug-2024

    Bound Over

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  29. 27-Jun-2024

    Return of Summons

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  30. 30-May-2024

    Return of Summons

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  31. 21-Mar-2024

    Issue Summons

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  32. 03-Feb-2024

    Issue Summons

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  33. 28-Dec-2023

    Issue Summons

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  34. 21-Oct-2023

    Issue Summons

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  35. 01-Sep-2023

    Issue Summons

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  36. 15-Jul-2023

    Issue Summons

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  37. 24-Jun-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  38. 07-Jun-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  39. 27-May-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  40. 22-Apr-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  41. 03-Apr-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  42. 25-Mar-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  43. 25-Feb-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  44. 25-Jan-2023

    Defence Evidence

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  45. 13-Dec-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  46. 25-Nov-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  47. 29-Oct-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  48. 06-Oct-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  49. 16-Aug-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  50. 27-Jul-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  51. 20-Jul-2022

    Defence Evidence

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  52. 07-Jul-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  53. 27-Jun-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  54. 21-Jun-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  55. 14-Jun-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  56. 08-Jun-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  57. 04-Jun-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  58. 21-May-2022

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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  59. 16-Apr-2022

    Further Evidence

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  60. 26-Feb-2022

    Further Evidence

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  61. 20-Nov-2021

    Further Evidence

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  62. 09-Nov-2021

    Further Evidence

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  63. 16-Oct-2021

    For Settlement

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  64. 12-Oct-2021

    For Settlement

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  65. 08-Oct-2021

    For Settlement

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  66. 16-Sep-2021

    For Settlement

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  67. 10-Sep-2021

    Adjourned

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  68. 29-May-2021

    Adjourned

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  69. 25-Mar-2021

    Adjourned

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  70. 25-Feb-2021

    Adjourned

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  71. 22-Jan-2021

    Adjourned

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  72. 13-Oct-2020

    Adjourned

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  73. 14-Jul-2020

    Adjourned

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  74. 04-May-2020

    Adjourned

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  75. 15-Feb-2020

    Adjourned

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  76. 31-Dec-2019

    Adjourned

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  77. 30-Nov-2019

    Adjourned

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  78. 23-Oct-2019

    for evidence.

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  79. 23-Sep-2019

    for evidence.

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  80. 29-Jul-2019

    for evidence.

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  81. 22-Jun-2019

    for evidence.

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  82. 30-Mar-2019

    To Record Plea of The Accused

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  83. 29-Dec-2018

    To Record Plea of The Accused

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  84. 20-Oct-2018

    To Record Plea of The Accused

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  85. 07-Jul-2018

    To Record Plea of The Accused

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  86. 28-Jun-2018

    Appearance of Accused

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  87. 05-May-2018

    Appearance of Accused

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  88. 24-Feb-2018

    Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate-1 Pala

  89. 18-Nov-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  90. 01-Jul-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 304821/2017

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Jomon Augustine v. Jobin T Jose (Case 304821/2017) The Judicial Magistrate convicted Jobin T Jose of three offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing three cheques (₹1,15,000, ₹50,000, and ₹1,50,000) that were dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The court found that the accused had signed the cheques as repayment for a vehicle purchase dispute, received a lawyer's notice, failed to respond, and provided no evidence of sufficient account balance. The court sentenced the accused to 6 months simple imprisonment with fines totalling ₹3,15,000 (concurrent sentences) and ordered fines paid to the complainant as compensation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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