Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd. Versus Pawan Kumar Cr. Revision No. of 2025 09.05.2025 Present: Mr. Sanjay Dalmia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Cr.MP (M) No. 2620 of 2024 The applicant has preferred the accompanying application for grant of requisite leave to appeal, along with the appeal, against the judgment dated 24.02.2023, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (hereinafter referred to as the trial Court’) in Criminal Case No.133-3 of 2014, titled as Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd. Versus Pawan Kumar, 2. Vide judgment dated 24.02.2023, the learned trial Court has dismissed the complaint filed by the applicant, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (hereinafter referred to as the NI Act). 3. Since, the application, along with the main appeal, against the acquittal, has been filed, after the prescribed period of limitation, as such, the present application, for condonation of delay, has been moved. 4. The delay, as per the report of the Registry, is of 83 days, which has been explained in paras 2 and 3 of the application. The application is duly supported by the affidavit of the applicant. 5. Notice of this application were issued to the respondent, but despite service, no one has put appearance and to contest and controvert the ground upon which, the delay has been sought to be condoned by the applicant. 6. Considering the fact that the grounds taken by the applicant remained uncontroverted, as such, the delay in filing the application, seeking leave to appeal is condoned. Cr.MPST NO.11209 of 2024 Let notice of this application be issued to the respondent for 20th June, 2025, on taking steps within a period of seven days. (Virender Singh) Judge May 09, 2025 (ps)