Riddhi Siddhi Finance v. Domar Prasad Sahu
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur); ACQA No. 127 of 2025; Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; decided 03/09/2025; acquittal appeal under Section 419(4) BNSS by complainant (Riddhi Siddhi Finance) against respondent Domar Prasad Sahu's acquittal under Section 138 NI Act by JMFC Durg in RCC No. 10616/2017 (judgment dated 22.10.2024); appeal disposed of in view of Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 INSC 804; liberty to file appeal under proviso to Section 372 CrPC / Section 413 BNSS within 60 days; limitation not to be insisted upon; complainant as victim under Section 2(wa) CrPC / Section 2(y) BNSS; merits not decided; NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with liberty to the appellant to file an appeal before the appropriate Court within 60 days from the order; if filed within that period, the concerned Court shall not insist upon limitation. Registry directed to return certified copy of the impugned judgment/documents to counsel for the appellant retaining photocopy, and the record to be sent back forthwith to the concerned Court.