Kailash Kumar v. Tankeshwar Patel
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC Bilaspur, ACQA No. 205 of 2019, Kailash Kumar (complainant) v. Tankeshwar Patel (accused), decided 11/08/2025 by Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari. Acquittal appeal against JMFC Sakti judgment dated 03.12.2018 in Criminal Case No.352/2017 acquitting the accused under Section 138 NI Act. On counsel's submission invoking Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc., 2025 INSC 804 (victim's right to appeal acquittal under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.), appeal disposed of with liberty to file appeal within 45 days before the appropriate Court; limitation not to be insisted upon; certified copy and record to be returned. Respondent did not appear.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the appellant to file an appeal within 45 days before the appropriate Court, with limitation not to be insisted upon if filed within that time; Registry directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment/order and relevant documents to counsel for the appellant and to send back the record to the concerned Court.