M/S Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. v. Nirmal Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of complainant's appeal against acquittal in a cheque-bounce (Section 138 NI Act) private complaint; 'victim' status under Section 2(wa) Cr.P.C.; choice between proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C. and Section 378(4) Cr.P.C.; Celestium Financial followed; Mallikarjun Kodagali referred; conversion of a CRM-A leave-to-appeal application into a Section 372 Cr.P.C. appeal before the Sessions Court, Chandigarh; appellate court not to insist on delay; decided 21 July 2025 by Sanjay Vashisth, J., High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
What did the court decide?
Leave-to-appeal application disposed of with directions to the learned Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, to treat it as an appeal under Section 372 Cr.P.C., entrust it to an appropriate Court and decide on merits as per law expeditiously, without insisting on the delay aspect; Registry to transmit the order, paper-book and Trial Court record; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of.