1 2025:CGHC:56565 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1518 of 2021 Randeep Singh Bhatiya, S/o Harjid Singh Bhatiya, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Lalbagh, Housing Board Colony, L. I. G. 06, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus Om Prakash Sahu, S/o Champalal Sahu, R/o Village Tumdileva, Post Banbaghera, Tehsil And District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Khilendra Sahu, appears along with Shri Shaleen Singh Baghel, Advocates. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justic e Sanjay S. Agrawal Order on Board 20/11/2025 1. By virtue of this petition, the petitioner is questioning the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 11/10/2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) in Complaint Case No.2056/2016 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 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 NARESH KUMAR KAMDE Digitally signed by NARESH KUMAR KAMDE Date: 2025.11.20 17:10:21 +0530 2 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