1 2025:CGHC:34865 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 799 of 2019 1 - Vijendra Jain S/o Late Ratanchand Jain Aged About 38 Years R/o Village- Ghumka, Police Station Ghumka, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus 1 - Kishan Verma S/o Suresh Verma Aged About 22 Years R/o Village- Ghumka, Police Station Ghumka, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Shri Deepak Diwakar appears on behalf of Shri Abhishek Sharma, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : None. Hon'ble Shri Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J Judgment on Board 22/07/2025 : 1. This Acquittal Appeal has been filed against the order dated 26.10.2018 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rajnandgaon in Complaint Case No.1359/2018 whereby complaint case was dismissed and the respondent/accused was 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 KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Digitally signed by KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Date: 2025.07.22 15:57:40 +0530 2 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. Learned counsel 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 Appeal is 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 made clear that on such appeal being 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 impugned judgment/order and relevant documents to counsel for the appellant after retaining the photocopy of the same. 5. Registry shall send back the record to the concerned Court. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Judge Barve