Kusum Gupta v. New Bankers Coop Thrift & Credit Society Ltd. & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Victim's right of appeal against acquittal in a cheque-dishonour (Section 138 NI Act) case; leave-to-appeal application under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. remanded for treatment as an appeal under Section 372 Cr.P.C. before the Court of Sessions, following the Supreme Court ruling in M/s Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; JMIC Chandigarh acquittal dated 16.03.2017; applicant/appellant Kusum Gupta; respondents New Bankers Coop Thrift & Credit Society Ltd & Ors; counsel Saurabh Garg; Single Bench of Justice Sandeep Moudgil; decided 22.07.2025.
What did the court decide?
Application remanded to the learned Sessions Judge, Chandigarh to be treated as filed under Section 372 Cr.P.C. and entrusted to the appropriate Court for disposal; Registry directed to send the complete paper-book and record of the case to the learned Sessions Judge, Chandigarh forthwith; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of.