1 2025:CGHC:29032 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1604 of 2025 1 - Santosh Kumar Chandrakar S/o Sisarjan Chandrakar Aged About 31 Years R/o Village/Post Kachandur, Tahsil Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Leeladhar S/o Late Nandlal Aged About 49 Years At Present Resident Of Beside The Ganpati Provision, Jawaharpara, Balod, Police Station, Tahsil And District Balod Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Order On Board 30/06/2025 1. The petitioner has filed this Petition under Section 419(4) of the BNSS, 2023 against the judgment dated 02.04.2025 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gundardehi, District Balod in Criminal Complaint Case No.849/2019, whereby, the respondent/accused has been acquitted of the charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.07.01 10:41:01 +0530 2 Act, 1881. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner 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 case 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 petition stands disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appeal within a period of 45 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 judgment and relevant documents to counsel for the petitioner after retaining its photocopy. 5. Registry shall send back the record to the concerned Court. 6. Accordingly, the CRMP is disposed of. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Priyanka Judge