Smt. Kirti Kurian v. Ajay Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; ACQA No. 222 of 2019; decided 03/09/2025 by Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari; NAFR (non-reportable). Complainant's appeal against acquittal of accused Ajay Singh under Section 138 NI Act by CJM Korba (CC No. 387/14, judgment dated 11.04.2016). Disposed of following Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 INSC 804 (proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.), granting liberty to file appeal within 45 days with protection from limitation objection.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with liberty to the appellant to file an appeal before the appropriate Court within 45 days; concerned Court directed not to insist on limitation if the appeal is filed within that period; Registry directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment/documents to counsel and to send the record back to the concerned Court.