1 2025:CGHC:27605 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Cr.M.P No.3426 of 2024 Smt. Sakun Gundhar W/o Shri Lalchand Gaundhar, Aged About 56 Years Through Power Of Attorney Holder Harsh Gundhar S/o Shri Lalchand Gundhar, Aged About 38 Years, Both R/o Azad Chowk, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus Saranjeet Kaur Bhatia W/o Balvinder Singh Bhatia, Aged About 40 Years R/o Near Chief Minister Resident And Presences Apartment, Ward No. 29, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Ankur Agrawal, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Order on Board 25.06.2025 1. This Petition has been filed under Section 419(4) of the BNSS, 2023 for grant of special leave to Appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 27.09.2024 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rajnandgaon in Criminal Complaint Case No.281/2019 whereby, Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2025.06.26 11:19:32 +0530 2 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 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 this Petition may be disposed of reserving the liberty so as to avail the said remedy. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission and considering the law laid down in the matter of Celestium Financial (supra), this Petition stands disposed of reserving the liberty in favour of the Petitioner to file an Appeal before the appropriate Court within a period of 45 days from the date of passing of this order in accordance with law. 4. It is made clear that if such an Appeal is filed before the concerned Court within the time stipulated by this Court, the said Court would not insist upon the limitation while deciding the same and shall proceed to decide it in accordance with law. 5. Registry shall return the certified copy of the judgment and relevant documents to Counsel for the Petitioner after retaining its photocopy. 3 6. In view of above, all the pending applications also stand disposed of. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) JUDGE Priya