Surjit Singh v. Raghbir Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Surjit Singh v. Raghbir Singh, CRM-A-2124-MA-2018 (O&M), Punjab & Haryana High Court, decided 19.02.2026 (Subhas Mehla, J.) — leave to appeal against acquittal in Section 138 NI Act complaint; Sections 372 and 378(4) CrPC; victim's right of appeal before Sessions Court per M/s Celestium Financial (2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208); Satish Kumar v. Jugal Kishor (CRM-A-2700-MA-2018); retrospective applicability of judgments per Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora (2025/NSC 498; 2025 SCC Online 819); application remanded to Sessions Judge to be treated as appeal under Section 372 CrPC.
What did the court decide?
Leave-to-appeal application remanded to the learned Sessions Judge to be treated as filed under Section 372 CrPC and disposed of by him/her or entrusted to an appropriate Court; Registry to send complete paper-book and record to the Sessions Judge forthwith.