Sunita Sharma v. Krishan Vinayak and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Leave to appeal against acquittal; Section 138 NI Act complaint; proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C.; complainant as 'victim' under Section 2(wa) Cr.P.C.; no special leave needed under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C.; M/s Celestium Financial Vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025 INSC 804 : 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208 (followed); Rajat Deep v. Prince, CRM-A-1320-MA-2016 (relied upon); appeal to be treated as instituted under proviso to Section 372 and assigned for disposal on merits; expedited hearing disregarding filing delay; Punjab & Haryana High Court; Manjari Nehru Kaul, J.; CRM-A-409-2019; decided 25.07.2025; applicant Sunita Sharma; advocate Ashish Aggarwal.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of: the learned Sessions Judge to treat the appeal as one filed under the proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C. and assign it to an appropriate Court for disposal on merits; the Appellate Court to decide the appeal expeditiously without being impeded by any delay in filing; the Registry to transmit this order with the complete paper-book and return the trial Court record, if received, to the learned Sessions Judge.