Man Acquitted in Cheque-Bounce Case After Court Finds Loan Had Been Repaid: Delhi Court

A Judicial Magistrate First Class court at Karkardooma Courts, New Delhi, has acquitted Sanjeev Kumar Sharma in a cheque dishonour case filed by Arvind Parashar under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. In a judgment pronounced on October 7, 2026, Judicial Magistrate Shraddha Tripathi held that the accused had produced evidence showing that the loan had been repaid before the cheque was presented for payment. The complainant alleged…