M/S Shri Ram Transport Finance Company Limited v. Nachattar Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Complainant as 'victim' under Section 2(wa) Cr.P.C.; appeal against acquittal in Section 138 NI Act cheque-dishonour complaint maintainable under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C. without special leave under Section 378(4); Celestium Financial, 2025 INSC 804 relied on; leave-to-appeal application (CRM-A-107-2025) treated as Section 372 appeal and remanded to learned Sessions Judge; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; Aaradhna Sawhney, J.; decision dated 04.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
The leave-to-appeal application is directed to be treated as an appeal instituted under the proviso to Section 372 of the Cr.P.C. and is remanded to the concerned learned Sessions Judge, who may retain it on his/her Board or assign it to another Court of competent jurisdiction; the Registry is to transmit the order with the complete paper-book and return the trial Court record; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.