1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 469 of 2024 Sukhdev Singh Madhukar Aged About 45 Years R/o Roopchand Madhukar, Caste Satnami, R/o Village Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1. Ajuram S/o Johit Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 2. Lalit Manhar S/o Visheshar Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 3. Puniram S/o Sarvan, Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 4. Ramgulal Khunte S/o Kaliram Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 5. Mayaram Banjare S/o Bhaneshar Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh BHOLA NATH KHATAI Digitally signed by BHOLA NATH KHATAI Date: 2025.12.19 10:21:08 +0530 2 6. Mathura Madhukar S/o Ramcharan Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 7. Chhotelal Banjare S/o Mayaram Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 8. Uttam Banjare S/o Jaitram Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 9. Ganpat @ Sidhram S/o Kartikram Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 10. Hemlal Ratre S/o Sonu Ratre Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 11. Pramod Khunte S/o Saheblal Aged About 33 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 12. Munchu Jatwar S/o Ramratan Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 13. Vinod Banjare S/o Budheshwar Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 3 14. Smt. Hema Banjare W/o Munchu Jatwar, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh. 15. Smt. Nawdhabai W/o Uttam Banjare Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh 16. Santosh Satnami S/o Jagtu Ram Satnami R/o Village Arsiya Jaijaipur, Caste Satnami R/o Taldevri, P.S. Birra, Tahsil Champa District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Mr. Gajendra Singh, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Vikas Kumar Pandey, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order on Board 16/12/2025 1. This acquittal appeal U/s 378(4) of the Cr.P.C. has been filed against the order dated 17.04.2023 passed by the Sessions Judge, Janjgir-Champa whereby the appeal preferred against the judgment dated 17.02.2023 passed by learned JMFC, Champa, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh in Criminal Case No.686/2015 acquitting the accused/respondents of the charges under Sections 458, 294, 506 Part-II of IPC was dismissed as not pressed without considering on merits, which amounts to the acquittal of the respondents/accused from the said charges. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the appellant submits that recently the Supreme Court has delivered a judgment in the 4 matter of M/s. Celestium Financial Vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc. reported in 2025 INSC 804 holding that the complainant/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 Supreme Court in the said matter has reserved the liberty in favour of the petitioner therein to prefer an appeal in the light of the provisions of Section 372 of CrPC corresponding to Section 413 of the BNSS. Learned counsel submits that the case may be disposed of reserving liberty so as to avail the said remedy. 3. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 17.04.2023 is set aside. 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 against the judgment passed by the JMFC within a period of 60 days from this order before the appropriate Court, in accordance with law. It is 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 matter 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 photocopy of the same. 5. The record be sent back forthwith to the concerned Court. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Khatai