Sri C Harish v. Smt. Manjula
Case brief
What is this about?
S.138 NI Act acquittal appeal by complainant treated as 'victim'; proviso to S.372 CrPC / proviso to S.413 BNSS 2023 vs S.378(4) CrPC / S.419 BNSS route; Celestium Financial v. A Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) relied on; appeal transferred to Sessions Appellate Court (Principal District & Sessions Judge) and renumbered; similar-view citations: Charbel India (AP), Manorama Kankane and Late Kisan Sewa Kendra (MP), Neelam Sahu and Kirti Kurian (Chhattisgarh), Sidagondappa, T.H. Lenkappa, M/s Ananya Enterprises (Karnataka HC), D.K. Associates (Delhi HC); CRL.A No. 1778 of 2025; acquittal dated 26.06.2025 in C.C No.279/2023, Addl. Senior Civil Judge & JMFC Bhadravathi; G Basavaraja J.; decided 22-01-2026; disposed; merits left open.
What did the court decide?
Registry directed to transfer the entire record (including requisitioned trial-court copies) to the concerned Principal District & Sessions Judge for assignment to the jurisdictional Appellate Court; appeal to be treated/numbered under proviso to Section 413 BNSS, 2023; transferee court to issue court notice to both parties; pending condonation/other applications transferred for consideration there; expeditious disposal requested; appellant permitted to amend the cause-title; merits left open.