A Petchimuthu vs Manamalli — 71/2023

Summary of Criminal Appeal No. 71/2023 The appellate court dismissed A. Petchimuthu's appeal and confirmed his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Petchimuthu had borrowed Rs. 1,75,000 from Manamalli in 2011 and issued a cheque for Rs. 2,48,500 in 2014 toward repayment, which dishonored due to account closure. The court found the accused failed to rebut statutory presumptions of debt after ignoring a demand notice, and minor discrepancies in cheque amount and missing cheque number in the notice did not invalidate prosecution. The 3-month imprisonment and Rs. 3,50,000 compensation sentence were upheld as proportionate. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.