Surjeet Singh Saluja v. Madhu Poddar
Case brief
What is this about?
Leave to appeal under S.419(4) BNSS by complainant against acquittal under S.138 NI Act (cheque case, Complaint Case No.846/2015, JMFC Raipur, judgment dt. 09.01.2025); disposed with liberty to appeal within 60 days per M/s. Celestium Financial, 2025 INSC 804 (complainant = victim; appeal via proviso S.372 CrPC / S.413 BNSS); limitation not to be insisted if appeal filed in time; Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, J.; order dt. 09/09/2025; petitioner Surjeet Singh Saluja; respondent Madhu Poddar.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to file an appeal against the acquittal before the appropriate Court within 60 days from the order, with a direction that if such appeal is filed within that period the concerned Court shall not insist upon limitation. Registry directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment/order and relevant documents to counsel after retaining photocopy, and to send the record back forthwith to the concerned Court.