Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Cases Registered under NIA, 1881
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1031 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 25 TH  JULY 2025

## CASES REGISTERED UNDER NIA, 1881

## †1031. SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the disposal of the cases registered under the Negotiable Instruments  Act  (NIA),  1881  over  the  last  five  years,  State-wise  and year-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  cases  registered  under  NIA,  1881  over  the  last  five years and lying pending for more than two years, State-wise and yearwise;
- (c) whether the poor and the needy are being manipulated/exploited by the Financial Institutions under the garb of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the steps taken to prevent the incidence of atrocities on the poor and the needy ones by the Financial Institutions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) & (b): As  per  the  information  available  on  National  Judicial  Data  Grid (NJDG), the details of State/UT wise registration and disposal of the cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 over the last five years are at Annexure-I .

The Details of cases pending as on 23.07.2025 and cases pending for more than two years are at Annexure-II .

(c) to (e): The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is a law enacted to provide a legal  framework  for  the  usage  of  cheques,  promissory  notes  and  bills  of exchange. The provisions under this Act, including Section 138 that deals with dishonour  of  cheques,  are  designed  to  uphold  the  credibility  of  financial transactions and apply uniformly to all sections of the society irrespective of their economic status. Further, Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 provides  for  summary  trial  of  offences  by  Metropolitan  Magistrate  or  Judicial Magistrate First Class. The Section 143 further provides that the trial of a case under this  section  shall,  so  far  as  practicable,  consistently  with  the  interests  of justice, be continued from day to day until its conclusion, unless the Court finds the adjournment of the trial beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to  be  recorded  in  writing.  Furthermore,  this  Section  provides  that  every  trial under  this  section  shall  be  conducted  as  expeditiously  as  possible  and  an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1031 FOR ANSWER ON 25.07.2025 REGARDING 'CASES REGISTERED UNDER NIA, 1881'.

| Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   | Cases Registered and Disposed under Negotiable Instrument (NI) Act   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |                                                                      | 2024                                                                 | 2024                                                                 | 2023                                                                 | 2023                                                                 | 2022                                                                 | 2022                                                                 | 2021                                                                 | 2021                                                                 | 2020                                                                 | 2020                                                                 |
| Sr No.                                                               | State/UTs                                                            | Registered                                                           | Disposed                                                             | Registered                                                           | Disposed                                                             | Registered                                                           | Disposed                                                             | Registered                                                           | Disposed                                                             | Registered                                                           | Disposed                                                             |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 17063                                                                | 15755                                                                | 21060                                                                | 17885                                                                | 18741                                                                | 15551                                                                | 17077                                                                | 6158                                                                 | 14038                                                                | 9340                                                                 |
| 2                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 77                                                                   | 72                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 7                                                                    | 2                                                                    | 10                                                                   | 0                                                                    | 5                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 3                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 5044                                                                 | 4078                                                                 | 4687                                                                 | 3823                                                                 | 6028                                                                 | 3474                                                                 | 4483                                                                 | 1986                                                                 | 3026                                                                 | 1586                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 13138                                                                | 6822                                                                 | 12441                                                                | 6314                                                                 | 13560                                                                | 4976                                                                 | 10576                                                                | 2258                                                                 | 6421                                                                 | 1505                                                                 |
| 5                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                           | 12662                                                                | 11622                                                                | 10846                                                                | 10381                                                                | 8329                                                                 | 8721                                                                 | 8125                                                                 | 4514                                                                 | 7315                                                                 | 2406                                                                 |
| 6                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 17114                                                                | 21402                                                                | 19180                                                                | 17536                                                                | 18873                                                                | 12179                                                                | 19652                                                                | 8122                                                                 | 7764                                                                 | 4023                                                                 |
| 7                                                                    | Delhi                                                                | 126059                                                               | 101882                                                               | 118110                                                               | 109023                                                               | 103034                                                               | 96648                                                                | 81769                                                                | 54086                                                                | 67311                                                                | 39856                                                                |
| 8                                                                    | Goa                                                                  | 3539                                                                 | 3929                                                                 | 3655                                                                 | 4973                                                                 | 4195                                                                 | 4783                                                                 | 3565                                                                 | 2368                                                                 | 2848                                                                 | 820                                                                  |
| 9                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 176991                                                               | 169936                                                               | 158120                                                               | 168387                                                               | 159682                                                               | 132578                                                               | 145184                                                               | 92092                                                                | 87649                                                                | 30628                                                                |
| 10                                                                   | Haryana                                                              | 60397                                                                | 56585                                                                | 68562                                                                | 66131                                                                | 64089                                                                | 51557                                                                | 60133                                                                | 31635                                                                | 53303                                                                | 13210                                                                |
| 11                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 15655                                                                | 16167                                                                | 16207                                                                | 14695                                                                | 16451                                                                | 12596                                                                | 11333                                                                | 7212                                                                 | 10575                                                                | 2732                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 14277                                                                | 11667                                                                | 11809                                                                | 7598                                                                 | 9572                                                                 | 5948                                                                 | 6022                                                                 | 1980                                                                 | 4992                                                                 | 1583                                                                 |
| 13                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 122870                                                               | 97191                                                                | 97807                                                                | 84480                                                                | 77395                                                                | 61635                                                                | 68860                                                                | 52312                                                                | 40872                                                                | 27714                                                                |
| 14                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 39141                                                                | 26069                                                                | 41892                                                                | 25354                                                                | 34699                                                                | 16944                                                                | 12107                                                                | 6470                                                                 | 9518                                                                 | 4539                                                                 |
| 15                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                          |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |
| 16                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 41375                                                                | 49628                                                                | 45966                                                                | 44210                                                                | 47212                                                                | 36130                                                                | 38488                                                                | 22543                                                                | 23681                                                                | 8217                                                                 |
| 17                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 125200                                                               | 109141                                                               | 119129                                                               | 114949                                                               | 128185                                                               | 100712                                                               | 110411                                                               | 72363                                                                | 83247                                                                | 30158                                                                |
| 18                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                            | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 19                                                                   | Nagaland                                                             | 20                                                                   | 5                                                                    | 9                                                                    | 6                                                                    | 17                                                                   | 9                                                                    | 5                                                                    | 3                                                                    | 5                                                                    | 2                                                                    |
| 20                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 8720                                                                 | 5345                                                                 | 8405                                                                 | 5388                                                                 | 9445                                                                 | 5700                                                                 | 7353                                                                 | 3491                                                                 | 5387                                                                 | 1878                                                                 |
| 21                                                                   | Puducherry                                                           | 1047                                                                 | 2104                                                                 | 1795                                                                 | 770                                                                  | 1755                                                                 | 422                                                                  | 1435                                                                 | 183                                                                  | 674                                                                  | 98                                                                   |
| 22                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 75746                                                                | 78387                                                                | 69570                                                                | 88515                                                                | 66466                                                                | 74685                                                                | 58446                                                                | 39786                                                                | 49972                                                                | 20147                                                                |
| 23                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 123652                                                               | 100321                                                               | 140020                                                               | 80180                                                                | 145164                                                               | 64851                                                                | 106588                                                               | 38896                                                                | 81217                                                                | 19038                                                                |
| 24                                                                   | Sikkim                                                               | 21                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 8                                                                    | 8                                                                    | 2                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 2                                                                    |
| 25                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 31337                                                                | 31364                                                                | 33549                                                                | 35367                                                                | 43433                                                                | 27414                                                                | 30692                                                                | 16475                                                                | 20502                                                                | 9533                                                                 |
| 26                                                                   | Telangana                                                            | 10835                                                                | 8723                                                                 | 13258                                                                | 8849                                                                 | 15770                                                                | 27844                                                                | 21938                                                                | 7288                                                                 | 10163                                                                | 3730                                                                 |
| 27                                                                   | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu                         | 335                                                                  | 197                                                                  | 267                                                                  | 217                                                                  | 285                                                                  | 258                                                                  | 275                                                                  | 179                                                                  | 314                                                                  | 73                                                                   |
| 28                                                                   | Tripura                                                              | 160                                                                  | 82                                                                   | 116                                                                  | 70                                                                   | 169                                                                  | 82                                                                   | 100                                                                  | 47                                                                   | 80                                                                   | 21                                                                   |
| 29                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 104091                                                               | 63982                                                                | 80600                                                                | 46148                                                                | 82814                                                                | 55231                                                                | 64216                                                                | 27774                                                                | 53854                                                                | 19017                                                                |
| 30                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          |                                                                      | 10670                                                                | 12405                                                                | 10985                                                                | 11293                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                      | 7093                                                                 | 7959                                                                 | 2993                                                                 |
|                                                                      |                                                                      | 14957                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 9569                                                                 | 9436                                                                 |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |
| 31 32                                                                | West Bengal                                                          | 59025                                                                | 38434                                                                | 58609                                                                | 39696                                                                | 49333                                                                | 52342                                                                | 69315                                                                | 24543                                                                | 25944                                                                | 16659                                                                |
|                                                                      | Andaman &Nicobar                                                     |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |
|                                                                      | Total                                                                | 1220548                                                              | 1041572                                                              | 1168123                                                              | 1011960                                                              | 1136005                                                              | 882844                                                               | 967595                                                               | 531861                                                               | 678640                                                               | 271508                                                               |

Source: - Report as per statistics available on National Judicial Data grid (NJDG) portal dated 21.07.2025.

· The Data for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Mizoram and Manipur is not available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) portal.

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. †1031 FOR  ANSWER  ON 25.07.2025 REGARDING 'CASES REGISTERED UNDER NIA, 1881'.

| Pending cases under NI Act   | Pending cases under NI Act                   | Pending cases under NI Act   | Pending cases under NI Act          |
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                      | State                                        | Cases Pending                | Cases Pending for more than 2 years |
| 1                            | Andhra Pradesh                               | 57607                        | 31351                               |
| 2                            | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 79                           | 31                                  |
| 3                            | Assam                                        | 21944                        | 13931                               |
| 4                            | Bihar                                        | 70758                        | 48221                               |
| 5                            | Chandigarh                                   | 22377                        | 5251                                |
| 6                            | Chhattisgarh                                 | 64611                        | 34213                               |
| 7                            | Delhi                                        | 466163                       | 239829                              |
| 8                            | Goa                                          | 11004                        | 5868                                |
| 9                            | Gujarat                                      | 515805                       | 241990                              |
| 10                           | Haryana                                      | 240024                       | 134655                              |
| 11                           | Himachal Pradesh                             | 57430                        | 33617                               |
| 12                           | Jharkhand                                    | 38475                        | 18971                               |
| 13                           | Karnataka                                    | 199390                       | 74076                               |
| 14                           | Kerala                                       | 116917                       | 56168                               |
| 15                           | Lakshadweep                                  |                              |                                     |
| 16                           | Madhya Pradesh                               | 182321                       | 115942                              |
| 17                           | Maharashtra                                  | 638490                       | 429049                              |
| 18                           | Meghalaya                                    | 0                            | 0                                   |
| 19                           | Nagaland                                     | 49                           | 18                                  |
| 20                           | Odisha                                       | 67514                        | 51240                               |
| 21                           | Puducherry                                   | 5950                         | 4139                                |
| 22                           | Punjab                                       | 154850                       | 46249                               |
| 23                           | Rajasthan                                    | 629210                       | 436012                              |
| 24                           | Sikkim                                       | 12                           | 2                                   |
| 25                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 122277                       | 70689                               |
| 26                           | Telangana                                    | 55916                        | 34233                               |
| 27                           | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 1483                         | 898                                 |
| 28                           | Tripura                                      | 515                          | 137                                 |
| 29                           | Uttar Pradesh                                | 394802                       | 241441                              |
| 30                           | Uttarakhand                                  | 47501                        | 25995                               |
| 31                           | West Bengal                                  | 291102                       | 200285                              |
| 32                           | Andaman &Nicobar                             |                              | 2594501                             |
|                              | Total                                        | 4474576                      |                                     |

Source: - Report as per statistics available on National Judicial Data grid (NJDG) portal dated 23.07.2025.

· The Data for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Mizoram and Manipur is not available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) portal.