Baljeet Singh v. Hans Raj
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 138 NI Act; acquittal appeal by complainant; complainant as 'victim'; Section 2(wa) CrPC; proviso to Section 372 CrPC; no special leave required under Section 378(4) CrPC; leave to appeal application pending since 2020; Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran 2025 INSC 804; Satish Kumar v. Jugal Kishore CRM-A-2700-MA2018; Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Kaithal; Sessions Judge Kaithal; appeal treated as under Section 372 CrPC; expeditious disposal; Punjab and Haryana High Court; CRM-A-665-2020 (O&M); Baljeet Singh v. Hans Raj.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: the appeal to be treated as instituted under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC; learned Sessions Judge, Kaithal to treat it as an appeal under Section 372 CrPC and entrust it to the appropriate Court for disposal; the Appellate Court to decide it expeditiously without impediment from delay in filing; Registry to transmit the order with the complete paper-book and return the trial Court record to the learned Sessions Judge concerned.