JEEVANANDHAM vs SATHIYANATHAN — 365/2022

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138142. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 17th March 2026.

Case disposed

STC - Small Cause Calendar case / Summary Trial Case

CNR: TNTU020035422022

Filing Number

3539/2022

Filing Date

21-Apr-2022

Registration No

365/2022

Registration Date

22-Apr-2022

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Tirupathur

Judge

7-Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

Decision Date

17-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 27-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138142

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JEEVANANDHAM

    Adv. PALANI D

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SATHIYANATHAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Mar-2026

    Copy of Judgment/OrderView PDF

    Summary The court acquitted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, finding him not guilty of dishonoring a ₹9,00,000 cheque. Although the accused's signature on the cheque was established and a presumption of legally enforceable debt arose, the defense raised a probable defense that the cheque was issued as security for a partnership firm ("Lakshmi Saraswathi Finance"), shifting the burden back to the complainant to prove an actual debt transaction. The complainant failed to produce documentary evidence of the loan or money transaction, resulting in acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  4. 10-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  5. 27-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  6. 19-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  7. 13-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  8. 05-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  9. 27-Jan-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  10. 12-Jan-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  11. 29-Dec-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  12. 08-Dec-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  13. 24-Nov-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  14. 07-Nov-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  15. 30-Oct-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  16. 25-Oct-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  17. 14-Oct-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  18. 06-Oct-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  19. 30-Sep-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  20. 16-Sep-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  21. 08-Sep-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  22. 25-Aug-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  23. 11-Aug-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  24. 30-Jul-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  25. 23-Jul-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  26. 09-Jul-2025

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  27. 30-Jun-2025

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  28. 19-Jun-2025

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  29. 17-Jun-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  30. 16-Jun-2025

    Service Pending

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  31. 11-Jun-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  32. 04-Jun-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  33. 21-May-2025

    Copy of Oral Evidence/DepositionView PDF

  34. 21-May-2025

    Service Pending

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  35. 14-May-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  36. 08-May-2025

    Service Pending

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  37. 02-Apr-2025

    Service Pending

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  38. 21-Feb-2025

    Service Pending

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  39. 23-Jan-2025

    Service Pending

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  40. 18-Dec-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  41. 13-Nov-2024

    Copy of Oral Evidence/DepositionView PDF

  42. 13-Nov-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  43. 09-Oct-2024

    Copy of Oral Evidence/DepositionView PDF

  44. 09-Oct-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  45. 09-Sep-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  46. 14-Aug-2024

    Service Pending

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  47. 24-Jul-2024

    Service Pending

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  48. 14-Jun-2024

    Service Pending

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  49. 19-Apr-2024

    Service Pending

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  50. 08-Mar-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  51. 15-Feb-2024

    Service Pending

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  52. 10-Jan-2024

    Service Pending

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  53. 23-Nov-2023

    Service Pending

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  54. 07-Nov-2023

    Service Pending

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  55. 02-Nov-2023

    Service Pending

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  56. 20-Oct-2023

    Service Pending

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  57. 11-Oct-2023

    Service Pending

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  58. 06-Oct-2023

    Service Pending

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  59. 22-Sep-2023

    Service Pending

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  60. 13-Sep-2023

    Service Pending

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  61. 07-Sep-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  62. 23-Aug-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  63. 17-Aug-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  64. 09-Aug-2023

    Encumbrance CertificateView PDF

  65. 09-Aug-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  66. 26-Jul-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  67. 12-Jul-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  68. 21-Jun-2023

    Encumbrance CertificateView PDF

  69. 21-Jun-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  70. 18-May-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  71. 05-May-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  72. 04-May-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  73. 26-Apr-2023

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  74. 05-Apr-2023

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  75. 15-Mar-2023

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  76. 08-Mar-2023

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  77. 03-Mar-2023

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  78. 22-Feb-2023

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  79. 08-Feb-2023

    Encumbrance CertificateView PDF

  80. 08-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  81. 11-Jan-2023

    Encumbrance CertificateView PDF

  82. 11-Jan-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  83. 04-Jan-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  84. 14-Dec-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  85. 01-Dec-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  86. 11-Nov-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  87. 26-Oct-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  88. 07-Oct-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  89. 16-Sep-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  90. 01-Sep-2022

    Encumbrance CertificateView PDF

  91. 01-Sep-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  92. 11-Aug-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  93. 07-Jul-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  94. 16-Jun-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thirupathur

  95. 22-Apr-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  96. 21-Apr-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 365/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court acquitted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, finding him not guilty of dishonoring a ₹9,00,000 cheque. Although the accused's signature on the cheque was established and a presumption of legally enforceable debt arose, the defense raised a probable defense that the cheque was issued as security for a partnership firm ("Lakshmi Saraswathi Finance"), shifting the burden back to the complainant to prove an actual debt transaction. The complainant failed to produce documentary evidence of the loan or money transaction, resulting in acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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