Hari Narain v. Mahesh Kumar Singla
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-A-868-MA-2017 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, Sandeep Moudgil, J. (single bench), decision 23.07.2025; Hari Narain (appellant) v. Mahesh Kumar Singla (respondent); leave to appeal under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. against acquittal dated 27.02.2017 by learned JMIC, Rupnagar in a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (cheque dishonour) case; application remanded to learned Sessions Judge, Rupnagar to be treated as filed under Section 372 Cr.P.C. and entrusted to appropriate Court, following Supreme Court ruling in M/s Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran, 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208 on the victim's right to appeal under Section 372 Cr.P.C. before the Court of Sessions; Registry to send complete paper-book and record; disposed of accordingly.
What did the court decide?
Application seeking leave to appeal remanded back to the learned Sessions Judge, Rupnagar with direction to treat it as filed under Section 372 Cr.P.C. and entrust it to the appropriate Court for disposal; Registry directed to send the complete paper-book and record of the case to the learned Sessions Judge, Rupnagar forthwith; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of.