Surekha Patre v. Dhaneshwar Kurre
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, ACQA No. 441 of 2024, decided 16/09/2025 by Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, J.; complainant's appeal against s.138 NI Act acquittal (Complaint Case (NIA) No. 769/2019, JMFC Bilaspur, judgment dated 07.04.2022) dismissed for want of prosecution due to appellant's non-appearance; no merits adjudication; no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
As no one appeared for the appellant despite repeated calls, including on 04.09.2025, the Court had no option but to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. ¶¶18