Uttam Agrawal v. Mustaq Unus
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh (Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari) disposes complainant's acquittal appeal ACQA 310/2019 against S.138 NI Act acquittal, relying on Celestium Financial 2025 INSC 804 (victim's right to appeal against acquittal, proviso to S.372 Cr.P.C.); liberty to file appeal within 45 days before appropriate Court; limitation not to be insisted upon.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with liberty reserved to the appellant to file an appeal against the acquittal within 45 days before the appropriate Court; the concerned Court, if the appeal is filed within that period, is not to insist upon limitation and is to decide it in accordance with law; Registry directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment/order and documents to counsel for the appellant and to send the record back to the concerned Court.