Arun Pahwa v. Ravinder Kumar Lukra
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, CRM-A-1204-2019, decided 22.08.2025 by Sandeep Moudgil J. Application under S.378(4) CrPC for leave to appeal acquittal dated 11.02.2019 by JMFC Faridabad in a S.138 NI Act case. Relying on the Supreme Court's ruling in M/s Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208 (victim's right to appeal under S.372 CrPC before the Sessions Court), the application was remanded to the learned Sessions Judge, Faridabad to be treated as filed under S.372 CrPC and entrusted to the appropriate Court; Registry directed to forward the paper-book and record forthwith; disposed of accordingly.
What did the court decide?
Leave-to-appeal application remanded to the learned Sessions Judge, Faridabad with direction to treat it as filed under Section 372 CrPC and entrust it to the appropriate Court for disposal; Registry directed to send the complete paper-book and record of the case to the learned Sessions Judge, Faridabad forthwith; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of.