1 2025:CGHC:25352 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 187 of 2025 • Dinesh Kumar Baghel S/o Late Lakhan Lal Baghel Aged About 50 Years Occupation- Cultivator, R/o Village Pendri, Police Station- Nawagarh, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. (Complainant) ... Appellant versus • Geetaram S/o Vijay Lal Gayakwad Aged About 55 Years Caste- Satnami, Occupation- Cultivator, R/o Village- Sekri, Post- Chhindbhog, Tahsil- Patharia, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. (Accused) ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Bharat Rajput, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Order On Board 18/06/2025 1. This Acquittal Appeal has been preferred under Section 419(4) of the BNSS, 2023 against the order dated 04.01.2022 passed by the Judicial PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.06.18 17:31:29 +0530 2 Magistrate First Class, Bemetara in Complaint Case No.84/2018, whereby, the respondent/accused has been acquitted of the charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the appellant submits that recently in the judgment dated 08.04.2025 rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc., 2025 INSC 804, right to file appeal under proviso to Section 372 Cr.P.C. was discussed and it was held that the victim shall have a right to prefer an appeal against any order passed by the Court acquitting the accused and such appeal shall lie to the Court to which an appeal ordinarily lies against the order of conviction of such Court. He submits that the Appeal may be disposed of reserving liberty so as to avail the said remedy. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission and considering the law declared in the matter of Celestium Financial (supra), this Appeal stands disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the appellant to file an appeal within a period of 30 days from this order before the appropriate Court, in accordance with law. It is further made clear that if such an appeal is filed before the concerned Court within the time given by this Court, it would not insist upon the limitation while deciding the same and will proceed to decide the same in accordance with law. 4. Registry shall return the certified copy of the order and relevant documents to counsel for the appellant after retaining its photocopy. 5. Registry shall send back the record to the concerned Court. 3 6. Accordingly, the Appeal is disposed of. 7. Consequently, all the pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Judge Priyanka