Steel Authority of India Limited v. Mr. S.M. Lata & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Conversion of Criminal Leave Petition under Section 378(4) CrPC into Appeal under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C; acquittal under Section 138 N.I. Act; Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320; CRL.L.P. 215/2021 order dated 23.07.2025; Steel Authority of India Limited v. S.M. Lata & Ors.; Delhi High Court; Neena Bansal Krishna, J.; order dated 06.08.2025; CRL.L.P. 728/2019; transfer of record and TCR to Principal District & Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts; appearance before learned ASJ on 20.08.2025; no merits observations.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with direction that it be treated as an Appeal under the proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C and numbered accordingly; entire record including requisitioned TCR (and any pending Condonation of Delay application) to be transferred to the Learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi for marking to the concerned Appellate Court/learned ASJ; parties to appear before the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge on 20.08.2025; no observations on merits, all rights and contentions left open.