Charanjeet Malik v. Gaurav Khattar
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court criminal leave-to-appeal (CRL.L.P. 401/2025, Amit Mahajan J., 04.08.2025) dismissed as withdrawn; petitioner Charanjeet Malik abandons S.378 CrPC challenge to acquittal of respondent Gaurav Khattar under S.138 NI Act (JMFC East District judgment dated 01.05.2025, Ct Case No. 59584/2016); appeal instead to be filed before Court of Sessions per Supreme Court judgment Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320); appeal within two weeks to be heard on merits without condonation-of-delay application; exemption applications CRL.M.A. 22484/2025 and 22485/2025 allowed and disposed.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file an appropriate appeal challenging the impugned judgment before the Court of Sessions; such appeal, if filed within two weeks, to be considered on merits without requiring a condonation-of-delay application.