$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.L.P. 1/2026 REETA GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: versus NISHI RASTOGI .....Respondent Through: SI Neeraj, PS – Kotwali. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA O R D E R % 05.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 138/2026 and CRL.M.A. 140/2026 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. CRL.M.A. 139/2026 3. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, read with Sections 419 and 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), has been filed on behalf of the appellant seeking condonation of delay of 29 days in filing the appeal. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/01/2026 at 12:42:52 4. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed, and the delay of 29 days in filing the appeal is condoned. 5. The application stands disposed of. CRL.L.P. 1/2026 6. This criminal leave petition under Section 419 of the BNSS has been filed by the original complainant/appellant seeking leave to file an appeal against the impugned judgment dated 09.09.2025 passed by the learned ASJ-04, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in CA NO. 65/2021, by which the respondent has been acquitted in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 7. Leave petition is allowed. CRL.A. No....... /2026 (to be numbered) 8. The Registry is directed to register the present matter as a criminal appeal and assign it a number accordingly. 9. Admit. 10. Issue notice to the respondent through all permissible This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/01/2026 at 12:42:52 modes, returnable on 13.04.2026. CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J JANUARY 05, 2026 kd This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/01/2026 at 12:42:52