Jayaraj vs Kannan — 2011/2021
Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 26th May 2026.
STC - Small Cause Calendar case / Summary Trial Case
CNR: TNTV070024632021
Filing Number
2463/2021
Filing Date
30-Sep-2021
Registration No
2011/2021
Registration Date
30-Sep-2021
Court
Judicial Magistrate Court, Mannargudi
Judge
1-Judicial Magistrate I
Decision Date
26-May-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Acquitted
Last updated 16-Jul-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.Jayaraj
Adv. Thiru. G. Panchamoorthy, B.A.,B.L.,
Respondent(s)
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1.Kannan
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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26-May-2026
Copy of JudgmentView PDF
Case Summary: Jayaraj v. Kannan (2011/2021) Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate acquitted the respondent (Kannan) of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court determined that while the petitioner (Jayaraj) had lent ₹20 lakhs to the respondent on July 12, 2018, the respondent had repaid ₹18 lakhs through partial payments between 2019-2021. Since part-payment of ₹18 lakhs was made before the cheque was presented, the remaining legally enforceable debt was only ₹2 lakhs—not the full ₹20 lakhs represented on the cheque. Therefore, no offense under Section 138 was established. Key Reasoning: Following Supreme Court precedent in *Dashrathbhai v. Hitesh*, the court held that part-payments must be endorsed on the cheque under Section 56 of the NI Act, and the cheque must represent a legally enforceable debt at encashment. The unendorsed cheque presenting ₹20 lakhs when only ₹2 lakhs remained due defeated the prosecution's case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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26-May-2026
Disposed
Judicial Magistrate I
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08-May-2026
Judgement
Judicial Magistrate I
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29-Apr-2026
For further Proceedings
Judicial Magistrate I
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17-Apr-2026
For further Proceedings
Judicial Magistrate I
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08-Apr-2026
Judgement
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Mar-2026
Judgement
Judicial Magistrate I
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09-Mar-2026
Judgement
Judicial Magistrate I
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03-Mar-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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24-Feb-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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20-Feb-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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13-Feb-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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11-Feb-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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04-Feb-2026
DepositionView PDF
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04-Feb-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate I
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28-Jan-2026
IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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12-Dec-2025
IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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21-Nov-2025
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19-Nov-2025
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18-Nov-2025
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30-Oct-2025
IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending
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10-Oct-2025
IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending
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07-Oct-2025
IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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03-Oct-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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29-Sep-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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12-Sep-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Aug-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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19-Aug-2025
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate I
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21-Jul-2025
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate I
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15-Jul-2025
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate I
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09-Jul-2025
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate I
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25-Jun-2025
DepositionView PDF
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25-Jun-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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16-Jun-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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10-Jun-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-May-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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15-May-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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05-May-2025
DepositionView PDF
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05-May-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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08-Apr-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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13-Feb-2025
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Dec-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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14-Nov-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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17-Oct-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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12-Sep-2024
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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16-Aug-2024
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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06-Aug-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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03-Jul-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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04-Jun-2024
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Judicial Magistrate I
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09-May-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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12-Apr-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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23-Feb-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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11-Jan-2024
DepositionView PDF
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11-Jan-2024
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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14-Dec-2023
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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03-Nov-2023
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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25-Oct-2023
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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12-Sep-2023
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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18-Jul-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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27-Jun-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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10-May-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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19-Apr-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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08-Mar-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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21-Feb-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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14-Feb-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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24-Jan-2023
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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10-Dec-2022
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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06-Dec-2022
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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07-Nov-2022
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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29-Sep-2022
Enquiry
Judicial Magistrate I
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27-Sep-2022
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Sep-2022
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Jul-2022
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate I
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28-Jun-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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07-Jun-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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17-May-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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10-May-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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26-Apr-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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05-Apr-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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25-Jan-2022
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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07-Dec-2021
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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16-Nov-2021
Evidence
Judicial Magistrate I
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21-Oct-2021
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate I
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30-Sep-2021
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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30-Sep-2021
Case filed
Registration No. 2011/2021
Case Summary: Jayaraj v. Kannan (2011/2021) Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate acquitted the respondent (Kannan) of charges under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court determined that while the petitioner (Jayaraj) had lent ₹20 lakhs to the respondent on July 12, 2018, the respondent had repaid ₹18 lakhs through partial payments between 2019-2021. Since part-payment of ₹18 lakhs was made before the cheque was presented, the remaining legally enforceable debt was only ₹2 lakhs—not the full ₹20 lakhs represented on the cheque. Therefore, no offense under Section 138 was established. Key Reasoning: Following Supreme Court precedent in *Dashrathbhai v. Hitesh*, the court held that part-payments must be endorsed on the cheque under Section 56 of the NI Act, and the cheque must represent a legally enforceable debt at encashment. The unendorsed cheque presenting ₹20 lakhs when only ₹2 lakhs remained due defeated the prosecution's case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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