M /S Ninjacart Service Pvt Ltd vs Sps Trading Company on 10 April, 2026

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    Bangalore District Court

    M /S Ninjacart Service Pvt Ltd vs Sps Trading Company on 10 April, 2026

    KABC030428112025
    
    
    
    
          IN THE COURT OF THE XXV ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL
                  MAGISTRATE, AT BANGALORE CITY
    
                Dated this the 10th day of April, 2026
                        Present : SRI. GOKULA. K
                                           B.A.LL.B.
                       XXV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate,
                                Bangalore City.
    
                        C.C.No.25162/2025
    
     Complainant :           M/s Ninjacart Services Private Limited
                             R/o Helios Business Park
                             E Block, 2nd floor,
                             Opp: New Horizon College Bus stop
                             Service Road,
                             Kadabeesanahalli,
                             Bengaluru 560 103.
                             Rep by its Associate Manager
                             Mr.Adarsh R.
                             (By SGA Advocate )
    
                                     V/s
    
     Accused    :            M/s.SPS Trading Company
                             Rep by Krishnan Pavithra
                             B102, KRK Nest Apartment
                             Nehru Nagar
                             Near Lemon Sports Club,
                             Tiruppur
                             Kangayampalayam,
                             Tamil Nadu,
                             India 641 401.
                             (By PS - Advocate )
    
    
    Plea of accused:        Pleaded not guilty
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     Final Order:             Accused is Convicted
    
     Date of judgment         10.04.2026
    
    
                              JUDGMENT
    

    The complainant has filed the complaint under Section 223

    of Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhitha 2023 against the

    SPONSORED

    accused for the offences punishable under Section 25 of The

    Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 r/w Section 138 of

    Negotiable Instruments Act.

    2. The brief case of the complainant is as under:

    That the complainant is involved in the business of

    wholesale trading of agricultural products and fresh produce

    supply. The complainant is tied up with Non Banking Financial

    Institution and enables service of credit facility to its borrowers.

    That Trillionloans Fintech Private Limited has entered a

    partnership agreement with the complainant and authorizes the

    complainant to act as agent on behalf of Trillionloans Fintech

    Private Limited. The accused engaged in the business of whole

    sale trade and agricultural products and commission agency.

    The accused applied for loan before the complainant, through

    Trillionloans Fintech Private Limited in loan application

    No.231164 and the complainant extended credit facility to the

    accused for a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- out of which the accused

    availed sum of Rs.20,00,000/-. Since the accused had applied
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    loan in online platform, she has also signed the loan agreement

    and other documents digitally. During the process of loan

    transaction, the accused issued signed NACH bearing UMRN

    No.ICIC7020308244000066 on 02.08.2024 drawn on ICICI

    Bank for a sum of Rs.50,00,000/-. After availing the loan, the

    accused assured to make payment, later the accused failed to

    make payment as per the agreement. Hence, the complainant

    has processed NACH mandate through its banker AU Small

    Finance Bank, Koramangala for a outstanding sum of

    Rs.21,92,000/- and on processing said E NACH Mandate, it is

    returned dishonored with remarks “Balance Insufficient” on

    03.05.2025. On receipt of said intimation, the complainant got

    issued legal notice on 27.05.2025 through registered post and

    demanded to pay the amount dishonoured under E-NACH

    Mandate. The notice issued to the accused is duly served on the

    accused on 30.05.2025. Inspite of issuance of notice, the

    accused failed to pay the claim amount to the complainant with

    in the statutory time. Therefore, the accused has committed the

    offence punishable Section 25 of the Payment and Settlement

    Systems Act 2007 r/w Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments

    Act. Therefore the complainant has filed the complaint.

    3. On the basis of Private complaint filed by the complainant,

    this court taken cognizance of offence and registered the case in

    PCR No.10808/2025 and recorded sworn statement of the
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    authorized officer of complainant as PW 1 and got marked 10

    documents as Ex.P1 to Ex.P.10. This court by considering the

    material on record issued process under Section 227 of

    Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita by registering the

    criminal case. In response to the process issued by this court,

    the accused appeared before this court and she is released on

    bail. The copy of the complaint is served to the accused along

    with the summons as contemplated under Section 230 of

    Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita.

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    4. The substance of the acquisition as provided Section 274

    of Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita is read over to the

    accused and plea is recorded. The accused has pleaded not

    guilty and claimed to be tried.

    5. In view of the law laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court of

    India in Indian Bank Association V/s Union of India and others

    reported in AIR 2014 SCW 3463, the affidavit filed by the

    complainant at the stage of taking cognizance and documents

    marked is treated as evidence under section 145 of Negotiable

    Instruments Act. As the evidence of the complainant is on

    record the incriminating circumstances in the evidence of the

    complainant is read over to the accused and her statement

    under Section 351 of BNSS is recorded. The accused has denied

    the same as false. On the application of the accused, PW1 is
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    recalled and he is examined in full. The complainant got marked

    additional documents as Ex.P.11 to Ex.P.14. The accused is

    examined as DW 1 and examined one witness as DW 2 and she

    has produced documents as Ex.D.1 to Ex.D.7.

    6. Heard arguments of learned counsel for the complainant and

    Arguments of learned counsel for the accused and perused the

    material on record.

    7. On the basis of the material on record following points arise

    for the consideration of this court :

    1. Whether the complainant proves beyond
    reasonable doubt that the accused has issued
    NACH Mandate bearing NACH bearing UMRN
    No.ICIC7020308244000066 on 02.08.2024 drawn
    on ICICI Bank for a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- in
    favour of the complainant and on processing for
    collection of balance amount of Rs.21,92,000/- it
    is dishonoured for the reason “Balance
    Insufficient” on 03.05.2025 and inspite of service
    of demand notice dated 27.05.2025 on
    30.05.2025, the accused failed to repay the
    amount with in the statutory period and thus
    committed an offence punishable under Section
    25
    of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act
    r/w Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act ?

    2. What Order or Sentence?

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    8. The findings of this court to the above points are as follows:

               Point No.1      In the Affirmative,
               Point No.2      As per final order,
                               for the following :
    
                                REASONS
    
    

    9. POINT NO.1: To prove the case the authorized representative

    of the complainant is examined as PW-1 and in his evidence

    affidavit he has reiterated the averments made in the complaint.

    The complainant is a company incorporated under Companies

    Act which is tied up with NBFC, the Trillion Loans Fine Tech

    limited, facilitating loan facility as a assignee. To prove the

    incorporation of the company the PW 1 has produced the

    notarized copy of certificate of incorporation as Ex.P 1. The PW

    1 has produced the notarized Copy of Resolution of Board of

    Directors of the company as Ex.P 2. The PW 1 has also

    produced the authorization letter issued by Trillion loans as

    Ex.P.3. As per Ex.P 2 and Ex.P3, the PW1 is authorized to

    represent the complainant company and prosecute the cases

    filed by the complainant. These documents prove the legal

    status of the complainant as a Company and authority of PW 1

    to represent the complainant company.

    10. The PW 1 has deposed that the accused applied for loan

    before the complainant through Trillionloans Fintech Private

    Limited in loan application No.231164 and the complainant

    extended credit facility to the accused for a sum of
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    Rs.50,00,000/- out of which the accused availed sum of

    Rs.20,00,000/- . Since the accused had applied loan in online

    platform, he has also signed the loan agreement and other

    documents digitally. Pw 1 has produced said loan documents

    as Ex.P 4. In the sanction letter there is clear authorization by

    Trillion Loans fine-tech pvt Ltd to the complainant to recover

    the loan and also process the NACH mandate or any other

    mandate on behalf of Trillion Loans. The PW 1 further deposed

    that during the process of loan transaction the accused issued

    signed NACH mandate bearing UMRN No.

    ICIC7020308244000066 on 02.08.2024 drawn on ICICI Bank

    for a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- in favour of the complainant

    towards due discharge of debt/liability. The complainant has

    produced the E copy of the NACH Mandate as Ex.P 5. He has

    deposed that initially the accused made regular payments and

    later the accused failed to make payment as per the agreement,

    hence, complainant has processed E-NACH mandate through

    their banker AU Small Finance Bank, Koramangala for a

    outstanding sum of Rs.21,92,000/-and on processing said E

    NACH Mandate, it is returned dishonored with remarks

    “Balance Insufficient” 03-05-2025. The complainant has also

    produced the loan statement as Ex.P 13. which shows that

    outstanding due amount as on 10-12-2025 is Rs.28,33,753/-.

    The PW 1 has produced the debit transaction return memo as
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    Ex.P 6. The PW1 has deposed that they have got issued legal

    notice dated 27.05.2025 calling upon the accused to pay the

    due amount as per Ex.P7. The PW 1 has deposed that said

    notice is duly served on the accused on 30.05.2025. Evidencing

    the same, PW 1 has also produced the postal receipt and the

    postal track consignment as Ex.P 8 and Ex.P 9. He has

    deposed that inspite of service of demand notice the accused

    has not paid the amount and thus committed the offence.

    11. The offence alleged is primarily under Section 25 of The

    Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007, which reads as

    under.

    Section 25. Dishonour of electronic funds transfer for

    insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account.

    (1) Where an electronic funds transfer initiated by a person from
    an account maintained by him cannot be executed on the ground
    that the amount of money standing to the credit of that account
    is insufficient to honour the transfer instruction or that it
    exceeds the amount arranged to be paid from that account by an
    agreement made with a bank, such person shall be deemed to
    have committed an offence and shall, without prejudice to any
    other provisions of this Act, be punished with imprisonment for a
    term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may
    extend to twice the amount of the electronic funds transfer, or
    with both:

    Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply

    unless–

    (a) the electronic funds transfer was initiated for payment of any
    amount of money to another person for the discharge, in whole
    or in part, of any debt or other liability;
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    (b) the electronic funds transfer was initiated in accordance with
    the relevant procedural guidelines issued by the system provider;

    (c) the beneficiary makes a demand for the payment of the said
    amount of money by giving a notice in writing to the person
    initiating the electronic funds transfer within thirty days of the
    receipt of information by him from the bank concerned regarding
    the dishonour of the electronic funds transfer; and

    (d) the person initiating the electronic funds transfer fails to
    make the payment of the said money to the beneficiary within
    fifteen days of the receipt of the said notice.
    (2) It shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the
    electronic funds transfer was initiated for the discharge, in whole
    or in part, of any debt or other liability.

    (3) It shall not be a defence in a prosecution for an offence under
    sub-section (1) that the person, who initiated the electronic
    funds transfer through an instruction, authorisation, order or
    agreement, did not have reason to believe at the time of such
    instruction, authorisation, order or agreement that the credit of
    his account is insufficient to effect the electronic funds transfer.
    (4) The Court shall, in respect of every proceeding under this
    section, on production of a communication from the bank
    denoting the dishonour of electronic funds transfer, presume the
    fact of dishonour of such electronic funds transfer, unless and
    until such fact is disproved.

    (5) The provisions of Chapter XVII of the Negotiable Instruments
    Act, 1881
    (26 of 1881) shall apply to the dishonour of electronic
    funds transfer to the extent the circumstances admit.
    Explanation.–For the purposes of this section, “debt or other
    liability” means a legally enforceable debt or other liability, as the
    case may be.

    12. This provision also specify that the provisions of chapter

    XVII of the Negotiable Instruments Act to the extent the

    circumstances admit is applicable. The essential ingredients of

    section 25 of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 to

    be complied are i) An electronic fund transfer initiated by the
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    person from his account ii) Processing of the NACH Mandate by

    the beneficiary, iii) it returning unexecuted for the reason

    insufficiency of funds to honour transfer instructions. iv)

    electronic fund transfer was initiated in discharge of any debt or

    liability v) it is initiated in accordance with the relevant

    procedural guidelines issued by the service provider vi)

    Beneficiary making demand with in 30 days of receipt of

    information of dishonour by giving notice in writing, vii) failure

    of the person initiating electronic fund transfer to make

    payment within the period of 15 days after receipt of the

    demand notice. The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007

    does not prescribe any time limit to file the complaint. Therefore

    it is necessary to apply provisions of Section 142 of The

    Negotiable Instruments Act. Therefore the complainant shall

    present the complaint within a month after expiry of 15 days of

    service of notice to the accused. Therefore it is proper to

    consider whether the statutory requirements for constituting

    offence under Section 25 of he Payment and Settlement Systems

    Act 2007 r/w Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is

    complied by the complainant.

    13. The NACH mandate is dishonoured on 03-05-2025, the legal

    notice is issued on 27-05-2025. It is duly served on 30.05.2025.

    Therefore cause of action arise for prosecution of the accused on

    expiry of 15 days of service of notice on 14-06-2025. The
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    complaint is filed before this court on 08-07.2025. Thus the

    complainant has complied all the statutory requirements under

    Section 25 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act. As provided

    under Section 25(4) of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act

    and also under Section 146 of Negotiable Instruments Act law

    presumes that on production of banker slip or memo having

    thereon the official mark denoting that the cheque/ electronic

    fund transfer has been dishonored, presume the fact of

    dishonor of such said cheque, unless and until same is

    disproved. In the cross examination the accused has not denied

    execution of E-NACH mandate or dishonour of the same as per

    Ex.P5. The accused has not disputed service of demand notice

    and also not issued any reply notice. Inspite of service of notice,

    the accused failed to pay the claim amount to the complainant

    with in the statutory time. Thus the complainant has complied

    all the statutory requirements for constitution of offence under

    Section 25 of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007

    r/w Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Therefore, the

    complainant is entitled for presumption under Section 25 (2) of

    The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007. Under Section

    139 of Negotiable Instrument Act also there is similar

    presumption. The provisions of Section 139 of Negotiable

    Instrument Act reads as under:-

    139- Presumption in favour of holder – It
    should be presumed, unless the contrary is
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    proved, that the holder of a cheque received
    the cheque, of the nature referred to in
    section 138 for the discharge, in whole or in
    part, of any debt or other liability.

    14. Hon’ble Supreme court in a decision reported in (2010) 11

    SCC 411 between Rangappa V/s Sri Mohan has held that –

    The presumption mandated by Section 139
    of the act does indeed include the existence
    of a legally enforceable debt or liability.

    It is also observed that

    Section 139 of the Act is an example of a
    reverse onus clause that has been included
    in furtherance of the legislative objective of
    improving the credibility of negotiable
    instrument. It is also held that in such a
    scenario, the test of proportionality should
    guide the construction and interpretation of
    reverse onus clauses and the defendant
    caused cannot be expected to discharge an
    unduly high slandered or proof.

    15. Therefore the principles laid down in this decision can also

    be made applicable to the proceedings for the offence under

    Section 25 of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007. In

    view of the principles laid down in the decision onus is on the

    accused to rebut the presumption. The accused has not issued

    any reply at the initial stage after service of the legal notice.

    16. The accused put forward her defence in the cross

    examination of PW 1. The accused in the cross examination of

    PW 1 has not denied availment of the loan facility from the
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    complainant company. The accused has initially taken the

    contention that the complainant has not provided the statement

    of accounts. Later after production of Ex.P 11 statement of

    accounts the accused has suggested to PW 1 that she has

    repaid entire loan availed by her. On perusal of Ex.P 11 and

    Ex.P 13 loan account, and the facts elicited in the cross

    examination of PW 1, it appears that the complainant has

    provided credit facility of the accused for the limit of

    Rs.50,00,000/-. The accused is availing the credit facility from

    the complainant from time to time as per her business

    requirements. Such amount of loan availed from the credit limit,

    is required to be repaid by the accused within 15 days of

    availment. After repayment of said loan account, the accused

    again availed the loan from the credit facility and used to repay

    the same. As such the accused has availed loan for 96 times

    from the credit facility and she has repaid the loan amount. It is

    detailed in Ex.P 11 and P 13 statement of accounts. As per the

    statement of accounts the sum of Rs.20,00,000/- is transferred

    to the account of the accused with ICICI Bank on 20-01-2025.

    This is mentioned by the complainant as 97 the loan. In the

    cross examination the accused has suggested that she has

    repaid all the loan facility including 97 th loan disbursed on 20-

    01-2025. Thus the accused has admitted that the complainant

    has disbursed as sum of Rs.20,00,000/- on 20-01-2025. But to
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    substantiate that she has repaid said amount to the

    complainant has not produced any document before the court.

    In the cross examination of PW 1 the accused has also made

    contradictory statement that she has not availed 97 th loan on

    20-01-2025. The accused is examined as DW 1 and her

    husband is examined as DW 2. In their evidence, they have not

    deposed any thing about the disbursal of loan amount of

    Rs.20,00,000/- on 20-01-2025. They have neither denied or

    admitted about the same. In the cross examination they have

    denied the suggestion of the complainant about this aspect.

    Thus the complainant by producing statement of accounts and

    by furnishing details of disbursal of amount to the account of

    the accused has established disbursal of said amount to the

    accused. But the accused has not produced her bank statement

    to prove that said amount allegedly disbursed is not credited to

    her bank account or she has not produced any documents to

    show that she has repaid said amount to the complainant or to

    Trillion Loans FinTech Pvt Ltd. Therefore this defence is not

    established with probable evidence before this court. Therefore

    this defence of the accused is not sufficient to rebut the

    presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act/

    Section 25 (2) of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act

    2007.

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    17. The accused has examined as DW 1. In her evidence she

    has deposed that she is the proprietor of SPS trading company.

    But she has deposed that her husband Ashwin Kumar is

    handling the financial affairs of the said firm. Even in the cross

    examination she has deposed her ignorance about the

    transactions with the complainant company and deposed that

    her husband is doing business in her name and she is only

    signatory to the documents as per the instructions of her

    husband. Thus the evidence of DW 1 is not having relevance to

    appreciate the defence as she is not having any personal

    knowledge about the transactions and it is handled by her

    husband.

    18. The accused has examined her husband as DW 2, In his

    evidence he has deposed that SPS trading company is proprietor

    ship concern of his wife and it is involved in the business of

    Copra trading. He has stated that the complainant is a platform

    for selling and buying various agricultural products. He has

    stated that the complainant has done business transactions

    with accused through 63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd and used to

    make payment through Trillion Loans Fine Tect Pvt Ltd. He has

    stated that as there is market fluctuations there is loss in the

    business of Copra, Therefore the complainant has created story

    of loan transactions. He has denied the loan liability of

    Rs.21,92,000/- But he has deposed that they have deposited a
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    sum of Rs.25,00,000/- with 63 Ideas Info labs Pvt Ltd as

    security deposit for the business transactions. But they have

    not utilized said amount for payment adjustments as assured

    by them. This defence is taken for the first time in the evidence

    of DW 2. The DW 1 in her evidence not deposed about these

    aspects. In the cross examination of PW 1 also the accused has

    not made suggestions to the PW 1 about these aspects deposed

    by DW2.

    19. In the cross examination of DW 2 he has admitted that

    accused entered into loan agreement and executed other loan

    documents as per Ex.P 4 through digital platform and affixed

    digital signature to the agreement. But he has denied

    availement of loan and deposed that he do not know any thing

    about loan transactions. The accused has produced EX.D 1 and

    2 whatsup chat about deposit of Rs.25,00,000/- and Ex.D 3 for

    deposit of Rs.25,00,000/- with 63 Ideas Info labs Pvt Ltd. The

    DW 2 is linking this deposit with the complainant that the

    deputy manager of complainant has made the whats up

    conversation as per Ex.D 1, 2 and 4 for deposit of amount. But

    the complainant has stated that said transactions with 63 Ideas

    Info labs Pvt Ltd is no way connected to the loan transactions

    with trillion loans. The accused has also produced the Invoice

    raised by 63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd as Ex.D 5. As discussed

    above the accused has not taken this defence co-relating the
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    transactions with 63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd with the loan

    transactions with complainant and Trillion Loans Pvt Ltd.

    Therefore without taking such defence at the earliest point of

    time and without giving opportunity to PW 1 to have his say

    about these contentions, the defence taken in the defence

    evidence will not get any weightage, while appreciating the

    evidence. The complainant has specifically contended that the

    transactions with 63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd is no way concerned

    to the loan transactions. Therefore this defence of the accused

    also cannot be held to be a believable defence to rebut the

    presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act/

    Section 25 (2) of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act

    2007.

    20. The accused in the arguments has stated that all the

    business transactions is held through Ninja Cart App. The

    Deputy Regional Head of Ninja Cart as per Ex.D 1 and 2 have

    demanded to deposit of Rs.25,00,000/- security deposit. It is

    pure business transactions and there is no loan transactions as

    alleged by the complainant. It is also stated that the

    complainant Ninja Cart is not NBFC and it is not having licence

    to do financial transactions. Therefore the contention of the

    complainant that the accused has availed loan cannot be

    believable. But this argument of the accused cannot be

    sustained. The DW 2 husband of the accused has admitted
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    execution of loan agreement as per Ex.P 2. The accused has

    also not been able to prove that she has not received a sum of

    Rs.20,00,000/- transferred to her account on 20-01-2025 from

    trillion loans as per the statement of account produced by the

    complainant as Ex.P 11 and 13. The contentions raised by the

    accused in the arguments is not taken in the initial stage of

    cross examination of PW1 and the PW 1 not had opportunity to

    respond to such contentions of the accused. It is taken at the

    end of the trial in the evidence of DW 2. The complainant in the

    complaint itself stated that the complainant is doing business of

    wholesale trade of agricultural products. The complainant has

    also not stated that they are NBFC or having licence for RBI to

    do financial transactions. It is stated in the loan agreement

    itself that loan is lent by Trillion Loans Pvt Ltd and the

    complainant is only the assignee or facilitator to the loan and he

    is authorized under the loan agreement itself to recover the loan

    on behalf of Trillion Loans. Therefore this contentions of the

    accused will not help the accused to rebut the presumption

    under law.

    21. Therefore this court concludes that the accused has failed to

    rebut the presumption of existence of debt with probable

    evidence and the complainant has successfully proved that the

    accused has committed the offence punishable under Section

    25 of The Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 r/w
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    Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Therefore this court

    answers the above point No.1 in the Affirmative.

    22. POINT NO. 2 : While answering the point no. 1 this court

    concluded that the complainant proved that the accused

    committed the offence punishable under Section 25 of The

    Payment and Settlement Systems Act r/w Section 138 of

    Negotiable Instruments Act. The Amount covered under the

    NACH is Rs.21,92,000/- . The NACH mandate is processed for

    collection on 03-05-2025. The money involved in the case is

    used in commercial transactions. Therefore considering all these

    aspects the amount of fine calculated for a sum of

    Rs.23,69,400/-

    23. The Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the reportable

    decision in CRL.RP No. 996 of 2016 dated 09-07-2025 between

    M/s Banavathy and Company VS Mahaveer Electro Mech (P)

    Ltd at para 21 has held that –

    21. In case lesser interest is awarded and only
    default sentence is imposed, the rigor of offence
    under Section 138 will be diluted and thereby the
    object of the Statute will be defeated. If recovery and
    compensatory part is not taken care of while
    determining the quantum of sentence and
    appropriate interest is not awarded, until the date of
    recovery of the entire amount, the complainant will
    be forced to file civil suit on the same subject matter.
    In view of Section 143(3) the trial for offence under
    Section 138 of N.I.Act has to be completed within six
    months. If the said provision is not adhered to and
    the trial for the offence under Section 138 of N.I.Act
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    takes 4 to 5 years, in the mean time, the claim of the
    complainant for recovery of the cheque amount by
    filing civil suit becomes barred by limitation. Not
    only that the accused who is convicted for offence
    under Section 138 of N.I.Act challenges the same
    before the Sessions Court wherein the matter takes
    2 to 3 years. The accused unsuccessful in the said
    appeal prefers revision petition before the High
    Court and it is seen that the disposal of revision
    takes more than 5 years. After all this if the
    complainant has to receive the fine/compensation as
    awarded by the trial Court, if it is cheque amount or
    little higher than the cheque amount, he will be at
    loss and put to injustice. Therefore, while passing
    the order of sentence after determining the
    fine/compensation, the Court shall also pass an
    order to pay future interest @ 9% p.a. on the
    compensation amount payable to the complainant
    by fixing time of one/two months to deposit
    compensation amount so that even if the matter is
    challenged before the Sessions Court in appeal and
    High Court in revision the interest of the
    complainant will be protected.

    Therefore considering directions issued by the Hon’ble High

    Court issued in the above referred judgment, it is also proper to

    direct the accused to pay future interest on the fine amount at

    the rate of 9 % P.A. till payment. Therefore considering all these

    aspects this court proceed to pass the following –

    ORDER

    By exercising powers conferred under Section 278(2) of

    Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhitha the accused is

    convicted for the offence punishable under Section 25 of The

    Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 R/w Section 138 of

    Negotiable Instrument Act and she is sentenced to pay a fine of
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    Rs.23,69,400/- (Rupees Twenty Three Lakh Sixty Nine

    Thousand and Four Hundred only) which shall be deposited

    with in a month and in default pay interest at the rate of 9%

    from this day till payment of fine amount.

    In default to pay the fine with interest, the accused shall

    undergo simple imprisonment of six months.

    Further acting Section 395(1)(a) of Bharathiya Nagarika

    Suraksha Sanhitha out of the fine amount a sum of Rs.5,000/-

    (Rupees Five Thousand only) shall be defrayed as prosecution

    expenses to the state.

    Further acting Section 395(1)(a) of Bharathiya Nagarika

    Suraksha Sanhitha a sum of Rs.23,64,400/- (Rupees Twenty

    Three Lakh Sixty Four Thousand and Four Hundred only) with

    interest out of the fine amount on recovery shall be paid as

    compensation to the complainant. The complainant shall credit

    the compensation amount to the loan account of the accused

    with Trillion Loans Fine Tech Pvt Ltd.

    Supply free copy of the judgment to the accused.

    (Partly dictated to the Stenographer directly on the computer,
    typed by her, partially dictated to Adalath Ai computer application,
    transcribed by it, corrected and signed then pronounced by me in the open
    court on this the 10th day of April 2026).

    (GOKULA.K)
    XXV A.C.J.M., BANGALORE CITY.

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    ANNEXURE

    LIST OF WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR THE COMPLAINANT:

    PW1 : Adarsh.R

    LIST OF DOCUMENTS MARKED FOR THE COMPLAINANT:

    Ex.P1    :    Notarized copy of Incorporation
                  Certificate
    Ex.P2    :    Notarized Copy of the Board Resolution
    Ex.P3    :    Authorization Letter
    Ex.P4    :    Copies of key fact, statement, sanction
                  letter, loan agreement, mandate
    Ex.P5    :    NACH Mandate
    Ex.P6    :    Dishonour Memo
    Ex.P7    :    Office copy of Legal Notice
    Ex.P8    :    Postal Receipt
    Ex.P9    :    Postal Track Consignment
    Ex.P10   :    Certificate U/s.63 of BSA.
    Ex.P11   :    Statement of accounts of the loan account
    Ex.P12   :    Certificate U/s.63 of BSA.
    Ex.P13   :    Statement of accounts of the loan account
    Ex.P14   :    Certificate U/s.63 of BSA.
    
    

    LIST OF WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR THE ACCUSED:-

    DW1        :   Krishnan Pavithra
    DW2        :   Ashwin Kumar
    
    

    LIST OF DOCUMENTS MARKED FOR THE ACCUSED:-

    Ex.D1 : Print out of Whats app communication
    Ex.D2 : Print out of email request by Tirumugam
    Ex.D3 : Vanghee Transaction Receipt
    Ex.D4 : Screenshot of e-mail
    Ex.D5 : 6 Invoices of 63 Ideas Infolabs pvt Ltd
    Ex.D6 : Screen shot of contact number of
    Deputy General Manger of the complainant
    Ex.D7 : Certificate U/s.65 B of Indian Evidence Act.

    (GOKULA.K.)
    XXV A.C.J.M., BANGALORE CITY.

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