Rekha Rani v. Jaiveer Singh Shastri & Anr.
Criminal Miscellaneous (leave to appeal) – Acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act complaint case
Case brief
What is this about?
Rekha Rani v. Jaiveer Singh Shastri & Anr, CRM-A-2533-MA-2018, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 04.09.2025 by Surya Partap Singh, J. (oral). Leave-to-appeal application against acquittal by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Karnal in a Section 138 NI Act complaint. Limited question: entertainability of complainant's appeal under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.; held no longer res integra per Celestium Financial, 2025 INSC 804 : 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208 (complainant as 'victim' under Section 2(wa) Cr.P.C.; no special leave needed under Section 378(4)); similar view in Satish Kumar v. Jugal Kishore, CRM-A-2700-MA2018. Appeal treated as under Section 372 Cr.P.C., entrusted via Sessions Judge, Karnal for expeditious disposal; Registry to transmit order and paper-book. Disposed of accordingly. Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes; Whether Reportable: No.
What did the court decide?
Application for leave to appeal disposed of with directions that it be treated as an appeal instituted under the proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.; Sessions Judge, Karnal to entrust it to the appropriate Court for expeditious disposal unaffected by filing delay; Registry to transmit the order with the complete paper-book and return the trial Court record to the learned Sessions Judge concerned.