Jitendra Kumar Sharma v. Smt. Shweta Das
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; ACQA No. 87 of 2019; decided 06/08/2025 by Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari. Complainant's acquittal appeal against S.138 NI Act acquittal (JMFC Bhatapara, CC No.S-1529/14, judgment dated 16.11.2018). Appeal disposed of with 45-day liberty to seek the remedy of an appeal against acquittal under proviso to S.372 Cr.P.C. per Celestium Financial, 2025 INSC 804; limitation not to be pressed if appeal filed within the granted period; record and certified copies to be returned.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the appellant to file an appeal against the acquittal within 45 days before the appropriate Court; if filed within that period, limitation not to be insisted upon; Registry directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment/order and relevant documents, and to send back the record to the concerned Court.