A Chattogram court has sentenced businessman Sumon Kanti Dey to 13 months in prison and fined him Tk 13 lakh in two cheque fraud cases.
In the cases filed by one Shamusul Huda, the First Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court of Chattogram gave the verdict on Thursday.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Advocate Sripati Pal said, “As the charges brought against the defendant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act were proved beyond doubt, the court found him guilty and imposed imprisonment and fine in both the cases.”
In the first case, the judge ordered a 10-month imprisonment and a fine equivalent to the cheque (Tk 10 lakh). In another case, he ordered 3 months imprisonment and a fine equal to the cheque (Tk 3 lakh).
Sumon Kanti used to work in a company in Chattogram. He was fired for embezzling company money. Currently, he runs several businesses including Sriniketan, Rangam Convention Centre, City of Heart Convention Centre, Gopi Autos, and Gopi Transport in the port city.
Sumon borrowed a total of Tk 13 lakh from Shamsul Huda in two installments of Tk 10 lakh and Tk 3 lakh. Against this, on November 30, 2021, he had cut a cheque of Tk 10 lakh. On December 2, the cheque was not cleared due to insufficient funds in the bank.
After that, a legal notice was sent to the accused on December 26 to return the money. The other cheque was given on November 28, 2021. Then Shamsul Huda filed a case on February 22, 2022.
