{
  "id": 17098838,
  "title": "Thane Sessions Court Upholds Woman’s Conviction In ₹10.06 Lakh Cheque-Bounce Case, Orders ₹15 Lakh Compensation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/thane-sessions-court-upholds-womans-conviction-in-10-06-lakh-cheque",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:08:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-sessions-court-upholds-womans-conviction-in-1006-lakh-cheque-bounce-case-orders-15-lakh-compensation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Thane sessions court has upheld a conviction against a 41-year-old woman in a ₹10.06 lakh cheque-bounce case, ordering her to pay ₹15 lakh in compensation to Shree Gokulam Chits & Finance Pvt Ltd. The Additional Sessions Judge V. L. Bhosale dismissed Anjali Santosh Shete's appeal against her September 2021 conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court confirmed her one-month simple imprisonment sentence and directed her to pay the compensation within 30 days, with an additional 15 days of imprisonment in default. The dispute revolved around whether Shete's husband, Santosh Baburao Shete, had obtained signed blank cheques as security for his chit fund membership, a claim the court dismissed.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}