Clarifying the appellant’s right to prefer an appeal under the proviso to Section 372(2) CrPC, upholding the Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial precedent and guiding High Court procedure in NI Act acquittal appeals. Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/157/2020 of PRAGATI MAHILA NAGRIK SAHAKARI BANK MARYADIT Vs A. CHANNEYA CNR CGHC010086902020 Date of Registration 09-03-2020 […]
Reaffirming the Requirement for a Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and the Limited Scope of Section 27 of the Evidence Act in Criminal Trials Summary Category Data Case Name CRA/1843/2019 of ONKAR SINGH @ KONDA Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010404962019 Date of Registration 30-11-2019 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author Hon’ble […]
Reaffirming the necessity of credible ocular and medical corroboration in IPC assault cases; High Court of Chhattisgarh affirms acquittal and binds subordinate courts Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/15/2023 of STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs LALIT KUMAR SHAU CNR CGHC010011702023 Date of Registration 09-01-2023 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISMISSED Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice […]
The High Court of Chhattisgarh, affirming the Supreme Court’s ruling in M/s Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 INSC 804), holds that a complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution qualifies as a “victim” under Section 2(wa) CrPC (corresponding to Section 2(y) BNSS 2023) and may file an appeal under the proviso to Section […]
Clarification of Victim Definition and Appeal Right under BNSS in Light of Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial Decision Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/932/2024 of SMT. NEETU SINGH Vs YASHWANT KUMAR DANSENA CNR CGHC010310882024 Date of Registration 09-09-2024 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed of reserving liberty to file appeal under BNSS Section 413 Judgment […]
High Court of Chhattisgarh affirms existing precedent that indefinite delay caused by non-production of evidence warrants acquittal; binding on subordinate courts in criminal matters Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA No. 534 of 2019 of State of Chhattisgarh Vs Priyajeet Singh @ Chintu CNR CGHC010238782019 Date of Registration 19-07-2019 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature […]
Summary Category Data Case Name CRLA/559/2025 of Peram Ganesh Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh CNR APHC010425872025 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi Court High Court of Andhra Pradesh Bench Single-Judge Bench Precedent Value Binding on subordinate courts in Andhra Pradesh Overrules / Affirms Affirms established bail principles under […]
High Court Upholds Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial Ruling, Grants 45-Day Liberty to File Appeal; Binding on Subordinate Courts in NI Act Cases Category Data Case Name ACQA/303/2019 of Brijmohan Agrawal Vs Avinash Kumar Sahu CNR CGHC010131892019 Date of Registration 11-04-2019 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar […]
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that where a duly recorded dying declaration describes an accidental burn without any allegation of dowry harassment or cruelty, conviction under Section 498A/34 IPC cannot stand and acquittal under Section 304B/34 IPC must be maintained. This decision reaffirms the “proximity test” for dowry-death cases and serves as binding authority on […]
Summary Category Data Case Name CRA No. 256 of 2007 of Kole @ Deeman Rathore vs State of Chhattisgarh CNR CGHC010007092007 Date of Registration 04-04-2007 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Allowed Judgment Author Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single-Judge Bench (Justice Rajani Dubey) Type of Law […]
Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/303/2019 of Brijmohan Agrawal Vs Avinash Kumar Sahu CNR CGHC010131892019 Date of Registration 11-04-2019 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single Judge Bench Precedent Value Affirming Supreme Court precedent Overrules / Affirms […]
Reaffirming the Complete-Chain Rule in Circumstantial Cases and the Rigorous Test for Extra-Judicial Confessions; Quashing of Life-Sentence Upholds Supreme Court Precedents Summary Category Data Case Name Crl.A. No. 2 of 2024 of TIRET MAWLONG Vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA CNR MLHC010000532024 Date of Registration 05-02-2024 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author W. […]