Cma Cgm Agencies(India) Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S.Univesal Cargo
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court single-judge criminal appeal (CRL.A.No.519 of 2013) DISMISSED; complainant CMA CGM Agencies (India) Private Limited v M/s.Universal Cargo and partners S.Balaji Rao, R.V.Mohan Rangan; acquittal in S.T.C.No.1446 of 2007 (Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881) not disturbed; respondents' counsel had no instructions; dismissal with liberty to file appeal before District Court within 30 days under proviso to Section 372 CrPC (Section 413, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), following Supreme Court direction in M/s.Celestium Financial vs. A.Gnanasekaran ETC., 08.04.2025, [2025 INSC 804]; District Court to dispose without limitation bar; no costs; Justice C. Saravanan, dated 04.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Dismissal of the Criminal Appeal with liberty to the petitioner to pursue an appeal before the District Court within 30 days from receipt of a copy of the order; such appeal to be numbered and disposed of by the District Court in accordance with law without reference to limitation; no costs.