Sriram Transport Finance Company Limited v. Bindul Kumar Shah
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur (Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal), ACQA No. 399 of 2024, decided 17.09.2025. Acquittal appeal by complainant Sriram Transport Finance Company Limited against acquittal of Bindul Kumar Shah under S. 138 NI Act (JMFC Raipur, Complaint Case No. 507 of 2014, judgment dated 30.07.2022). Appeal disposed of (not decided on merits) in view of M/s. Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 INSC 804 — complainant is a 'victim' under S. 2(wa) Cr.P.C. / S. 2(y) BNSS 2023 and may appeal under proviso to S. 372 Cr.P.C. / S. 413 BNSS. Liberty granted to file appeal within 60 days; limitation not to be insisted upon; certified copies to be returned and record sent back.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with liberty to the appellant to file an appropriate appeal (per proviso to S. 372 Cr.P.C. / S. 413 BNSS route indicated in Celestium Financial) within 60 days before the appropriate Court, with a direction that limitation shall not be insisted upon for such appeal; Registry directed to return certified copy of the impugned judgment/order and documents to counsel for the appellant and to send back the record to the concerned Court.