Pardeep Kumar Singh v. Radhey Shyam Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of complainant's appeal against acquittal in a private complaint case; conversion of a Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. leave-to-appeal application into an appeal under the proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.; complainant treated as 'victim' under Section 2(wa) Cr.P.C.; Celestium Financial followed; acquittal under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; directions to Sessions Judge, Faridabad; Appellate Court exempt from delay aspect; correspondence with Section 413 BNSS, 2023.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Faridabad to treat the leave to appeal as an appeal under Section 372 Cr.P.C., entrust it to an appropriate Court to try the same, and decide the appeal on merits expeditiously without adhering to the delay aspect; Registry directed to transmit the order and paper-book to the Sessions Judge, Faridabad.