Ludhiana, March 12 -- A local court has sentenced a man to one year of rigorous imprisonment in three separate cheque bounce cases filed under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, while his brother has already been declared a proclaimed offender after absconding during the trial.

According to case, Karamjit Singh and his brother Paramjit had allegedly taken a friendly loan of Rs.25 lakh from Anubhav Sharma and his parents Satpaul Sharma and Urmil Sharma in February 2020.

To repay the amount, Karamjit issued three cheques of Rs.5 lakh each in favour of Anubhav Sharma in June 2020. Similarly, Paramjit Singh issued two cheques of Rs.5 lakh each in the names of Satpaul Sharma and Urmil Sharma.

However, all five cheques were dishonoured by...