1 2025:CGHC:56088 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1241 of 2023 Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Ltd. Registered Under Companies Act 1956, Having Its Corporate Office At Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Branch Office In Front Of Caltax Petrol Pump, Jagdalpur Road, Dhamatari, Teh And District Dhamtari, Through Mayur Pandey, Aged About 28 Years, S/o Shri Rajesh Pandey, Through Authorized Official (Legal Manager), Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Ltd. Branch Bastar Road, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh … Petitioner versus Shankar Shambhu Patel, S/o Murlidhar Patel, Aged About 39 Years, R/o H.No. 275, W. No. 15, Shanti Chowk, Village Mandraud, Teh. Kurud, District Dhamtari Chattisgarh 493663 ... Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Swayam Tehanguria, Advocate. For Respondent : Shri Sanjeev Sahu, Advocate appears along with Shri Deepak Vishal, Advocate. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justic e Sanjay S. Agrawal Order on Board 18/11/2025 1. By virtue of this petition, the petitioner is questioning the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 10/10/2022 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari (C.G.) in Criminal Case No.401/2021 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 principles laid down by Hon’ble NARESH KUMAR KAMDE Digitally signed by NARESH KUMAR KAMDE Date: 2025.11.18 18:27:19 +0530 2 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 same to the concerned Court forthwith. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay S. Agrawal) JUDGE Kamde