Sankar lal vs Ratan lal — 1129/2021

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

Cr. Reg. Case - CR. REGULAR

CNR: RJRS070005902021

Filing Number

590/2021

Filing Date

03-Mar-2021

Registration No

1129/2021

Registration Date

04-Dec-2021

Court

ACJM JM Nathdwara Taluka

Judge

5-Spl. Jm (N.i. Act Cases)

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 15-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Sankar lal

    Adv. Shayam Sundar Mali

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Ratan lal

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Summary The court convicted the accused (Ratanlal) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a dishonored cheque. The complainant (Shankarlal) had given a loan of ₹10,00,000 to the accused on 01-09-2017, and the accused issued five cheques as repayment security. Two cheques (₹2,00,000 each) dated 15-11-2020 and 16-11-2020 bounced on 21-12-2020 due to insufficient funds. Despite a legal notice, the accused failed to pay within 15 days. The court rejected the accused's defense that the debt was time-barred, holding that the loan was legally enforceable when the cheques were issued, and convicted him under Section 138 NI Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 25-Feb-2026

    Final arguments

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  5. 11-Feb-2026

    Final arguments

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  6. 28-Jan-2026

    Final arguments

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  7. 21-Jan-2026

    Final arguments

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  8. 07-Jan-2026

    Final arguments

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  9. 03-Dec-2025

    Final arguments

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  10. 12-Nov-2025

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  11. 29-Oct-2025

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  12. 08-Oct-2025

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  13. 17-Sep-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  14. 10-Sep-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  15. 20-Aug-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  16. 13-Aug-2025

    Reply of Application/ Steps by parties

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  17. 30-Jul-2025

    Reply of Application/ Steps by parties

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  18. 09-Jul-2025

    Reply of Application/ Steps by parties

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  19. 04-Jun-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  20. 28-May-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  21. 14-May-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  22. 30-Apr-2025

    Defence Evidence

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  23. 23-Apr-2025

    Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.

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  24. 02-Apr-2025

    Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.

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  25. 10-Mar-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  26. 01-Mar-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  27. 04-Jan-2025

    Appearance of accused

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  28. 16-Nov-2024

    Appearance of accused

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  29. 25-Sep-2024

    Appearance of accused

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  30. 10-Jul-2024

    Prosecution Evidence

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  31. 19-Jun-2024

    Prosecution Evidence

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  32. 29-May-2024

    Prosecution Evidence

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  33. 27-Mar-2024

    Appearance of accused

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  34. 10-Jan-2024

    Appearance of accused

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  35. 11-Oct-2023

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  36. 21-Jun-2023

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  37. 05-Apr-2023

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  38. 11-Jan-2023

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  39. 16-Nov-2022

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  40. 14-Sep-2022

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  41. 18-Jun-2022

    Appearance of accused

    Jm No. 1

  42. 04-Dec-2021

    Appearance of accused

    Acjm

  43. 11-Sep-2021

    Cognizance / issuance of Process/ Service

    Acjm

  44. 22-Jul-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  45. 03-Mar-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1129/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court convicted the accused (Ratanlal) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a dishonored cheque. The complainant (Shankarlal) had given a loan of ₹10,00,000 to the accused on 01-09-2017, and the accused issued five cheques as repayment security. Two cheques (₹2,00,000 each) dated 15-11-2020 and 16-11-2020 bounced on 21-12-2020 due to insufficient funds. Despite a legal notice, the accused failed to pay within 15 days. The court rejected the accused's defense that the debt was time-barred, holding that the loan was legally enforceable when the cheques were issued, and convicted him under Section 138 NI Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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