1 2025:CGHC:55626 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 773 of 2021 • Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited, Through The Authorized Officer Pramod Kumar Sahu, S/o Narantak Sahu, Aged About 30 Years, Credit Manager, Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited, First Floor, Maruti Heights Complex, Kota, PS- Saraswati Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.). ... Petitioner versus • Arjun Singh Thakur S/o Ramsewak Thakur, Aged About 36 Years, R/o House No.3888, Kabalapara, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.). ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr. Vivek Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr. A.D. Kuldeep, Advocate. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justic e Sanjay S. Agrawal Order on Board 14/11/2025 1. By virtue of this petition, the petitioner is questioning the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 04/03/2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) in Criminal Case No.5838/2014 and, during the pendency of this petition, counsel appearing for the petitioner has prayed for withdrawal of this petition with liberty to avail the alternative remedy in the light of CHANDRAKANT DEWANGAN Digitally signed by CHANDRAKANT DEWANGAN Date: 2025.11.14 16:49:10 +0530 2 principles laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of M/s Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc., reported in 2025 INSC 804. 2. Having considered the aforesaid submissions of the counsel appearing for the petitioner in the light of the aforesaid principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the above referred matter, the instant petition stands disposed of with a direction that, if the petitioner questions the impugned judgment of acquittal in appeal within a period of 60 days from today, the concerned Sessions Judge would not insist upon the limitation while deciding the same and will proceed to decide the appeal, in accordance with law. 3. Registry shall return the certified copy of the impugned judgment (Annexure-A/1) and relevant documents to counsel for the petitioner after obtaining the photocopy of the same and, shall remit the record to the concerned Court forthwith. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay S. Agrawal) JUDGE Chandrakant