Brijmohan Agrawal v. Avinash Kumar Sahu
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; ACQA No. 320 of 2019; decided 14/08/2025 by Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J.; acquittal appeal by complainant Brijmohan Agrawal against acquittal of Avinash Kumar Sahu under Section 138 NI Act by JMFC Raigarh (Complaint Case No.694/2011, order dated 08.10.2018); appeal under S.378(4) CrPC disposed of in view of Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc., 2025 INSC 804; liberty reserved to file victim's appeal under proviso to S.372 CrPC within 45 days; limitation not to be insisted upon by the concerned Court if filed within the time granted; no costs or compensation awarded.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with liberty to the appellant to file an appeal within 45 days before the appropriate Court, which is directed not to insist on limitation if the appeal is filed within that period; Registry to return the certified copy of the order and relevant documents to counsel for the appellant after retaining photocopy, and to send back the record to the concerned Court.