1 2025:CGHC:29416 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 931 of 2024 1 - Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Co. Ltd. A Company Registered Under Companies Act, 1956 Having Corporate Office At Chennai, Through Power Of Attorney Holder Namely Shri Vineet Dwivedi S/o Shri Gangasharan Dwivedi, Aged About 34 Years, Address - Branch Office At - Shop No. - 506-509, 5th Floor, National Corporate Park, In Front Of Anupam Garden, G.E. Road, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1 - Praveen Kumar S/o Shri Umend Singh Aged About 42 Years R/o Fouji Truck Body, Transport Nagar, Tatibandh, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Kanhaiya Yadav, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Judgment On Board PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.07.01 16:51:01 +0530 2 01/07/2025 1. This Acquittal Appeal has been preferred under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 against the judgment dated 28.10.2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur in Complaint Case No.1073/2015, 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 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. 3 4. Registry shall return the certified copy of the judgment and relevant documents to counsel for the appellant after retaining its photocopy. 5. Registry shall send back the record to the concerned Court. 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