Rahul Kumar v. M/S Aares Telecom Pvt. Ltd.
Criminal – Leave to appeal against acquittal – Complaint under Section 138 NI Act
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-A-128-2024 (O & M); Rahul Kumar v. M/s Aares Telecom Pvt Ltd; Punjab & Haryana HC; Aman Chaudhary J.; decided 10.09.2025; Section 378(4) CrPC leave to appeal against acquittal dated 18.12.2023 by JMFC 1st Class Faridabad in Section 138 NI Act complaint; Supreme Court in M/s Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 SCC OnLine 1320 – complainant as 'victim', appeal under proviso to Section 372 CrPC (corresponding Section 413 BNSS 2023), Section 2(wa) CrPC; application disposed of with direction to treat as appeal under Section 372 CrPC and assign to Court concerned; Registry to send paper-book and trial Court record.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with direction to the concerned Sessions Judge to treat it as having been filed under Section 372 Cr.P.C. and assign it to the Court concerned for decision; Registry to forward the paper-book and trial Court record forthwith.