J. S. Bhatia v. Vicky Auto-Mobiles
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; ACQA No. 4 of 2020; decided 11/09/2025 by Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari. Acquittal appeal under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. against acquittal under Section 138 NI Act (Criminal Complaint Case No.999/13, judgment dated 18.10.2019, JMFC Raipur). Reliance on Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 INSC 804 (Supreme Court, 08.04.2025) on the victim's right to appeal under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.; appeal disposed of reserving liberty to file appeal within 45 days; limitation not to be insisted upon. Keywords: acquittal appeal; complainant/victim appeal; Section 372 proviso Cr.P.C.; Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act; Celestium Financial; 45 days liberty; NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of reserving liberty to the appellant to file an appeal before the appropriate Court within 45 days, with the concerned Court directed not to insist upon limitation if the appeal is filed within that time; Registry to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment and documents, and to send the record back to the concerned Court.