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September 4, 2025
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Can a Complainant Under Section 138 NI Act Appeal as a “Victim” and Be Excused From Delay Under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

High Court Applies Celestium Financial to Extend Appellate Rights to NI Act Complainants, Affirms Victim-Centric Interpretation, and Waives Limitation if Filed Within 60 Days Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/20/2024 of SMT. SHEETAL JAIN Vs SMT. RAJNI @ RANJANA ACHARYA CNR CGHC010019932024 Date of Registration 18-01-2024 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed of reserving […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can a High Court refuse to interfere with an acquittal under Section 138 NI Act when the complainant fails to prove enforceable debt and the statutory presumption is rebutted?

Clarifying that non-production of transaction records or ledger accounts and a plausible defence of cheque misuse can successfully rebut the Section 139 presumption, and reaffirming that High Courts may disturb acquittals only in cases of patent perversity. Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/366/2019 of SHRI SAI AGRO Vs RAMCHARAN CNR CGHC010156442019 Date of Registration […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can a Complainant in a Section 138 NI Act Case Challenge an Acquittal Under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Clarifying the Right of Appeal Post–Celestium Financial: High Court Upholds Complainant’s Liberty to File Acquittal Appeals Within Relaxed Limitation Period in Negotiable Instruments Matters Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA 206 of 2025 of INDIAN AGRO AND FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs MOHAMMAD NADEEM CNR CGHC010126112025 Date of Registration 01-04-2025 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can work-charged employees with over a decade of service be retrospectively regularized for pensionary benefits despite being on fixed pay and lacking sanctioned posts?

Division Bench affirms Supreme Court precedents and legislative intent under the Nagaland Work-Charged and Casual Employees Regulation Act 2001, overrules W.A. No. 27/2022 as per incurium, and holds that retrospective regularization for pension is available Summary Category Data Case Name WA/3/2024 of SHRI PAOLAM Vs THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 4 ORS CNR GAHC020000402024 […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can gang rape convictions under Section 376(d) IPC be upheld despite delayed FIR, TIP irregularities, hostile witnesses, and lack of DNA testing?

Chhattisgarh High Court affirms established precedents on hostile-witness evidence, excuses delay in rape FIRs, and holds FSL and medical findings sufficient, creating binding authority for lower courts. Summary Category Data Case Name CRA/118/2019 of NITESH KUJUR Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010002282019 Date of Registration 16-01-2019 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISMISSED Judgment Author […]

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September 4, 2025
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Is a Complainant in a Section 138 NI Act Proceeding a ‘Victim’ Under BNSS and Entitled to Appeal Despite Time Bar?

High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirms Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial precedent, upholding appellate remedy under Section 413 BNSS (proviso to Section 372 CrPC) and directing liberal approach to limitation—binding on subordinate criminal courts Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/1098/2024 of MANOHAR YADAV Vs Bramha Yadav CNR CGHC010383332024 Date of Registration 04-11-2024 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can additions under Section 68 on unexplained cash credits and under Section 145(3) on estimated production yield stand on mere suspicion when the assessee furnishes comprehensive documentary evidence?

Court reaffirms existing precedents on burden‐shifting in unexplained cash credits and limits on conjectural additions under income‐tax assessments Summary Category Data Case Name TAXC/38/2022 of THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) Vs M/S ABISHEK STEEL INDUSTRIES LTD. CNR CGHC010190222022 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISMISSED Judgment Author Hon’ble Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. Concurring […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can a State’s Technical Education Authority Fix an Earlier Admission Cut-off Despite the AICTE Academic Calendar?

Clarifying That the AICTE’s Admission Timeline Applies Only to Newly Affiliated Institutes, Upholding State-Fixed Counseling Schedules as Binding Authority Summary Category Data Case Name WPC/4666/2025 of MAHANADI EDUCATION SOCIETY Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010375752025 Date of Registration 29-08-2025 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Dismissed Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Concurring […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can Established Technical Institutes Invoke AICTE Academic Calendar to Extend Admission Counselling Schedule?

The High Court rejects extension, holding AICTE’s calendar applicability limited to newly affiliated institutes—upholding state’s counselling timeline in technical education admissions. Summary Category Data Case Name WPC/4674/2025 of GDR EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010375742025 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISMISSED Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Court High Court […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can a Complainant in a Cheque-Bounce Case Be a “Victim” Entitled to Appeal an Acquittal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

High Court Upholds Supreme Court in Celestium Financial (2025 INSC 804), Confirming That Complainants under Section 138 NI Act Are “Victims” under CrPC/BNSS and May File Appeals Post-Acquittal; Binding on Subordinate Courts in Chhattisgarh Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA No. 515 of 2024 of Somit Kumar Sahu Vs Mangilal Rathi CNR CGHC010241072024 Decision […]

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September 4, 2025
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Should minimum wage rates govern monthly income computation in motor accident death claims?

High Court of Chhattisgarh affirms Sarla Verma, Pranay Sethi and Magma guidelines; holds that, in absence of conclusive proof, minimum wages for the deceased’s trade (masonry) form the basis for compensation calculation, binding on subordinate courts in Chhattisgarh. Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/1223/2022 of SMT. SUNITA BAI Vs SHEIKH KALIM KHAN CNR CGHC010321842022 […]

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September 4, 2025
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Can a rape conviction under Section 376(3) IPC and POCSO Act stand without conclusive proof of the victim’s minority?

When lack of material evidence on age requires conversion of Section 376(3) IPC to Section 376(1) — High Court of Chhattisgarh upholds Alamelu precedent, partly allowing appeal and serving as binding authority for subordinate courts. Summary Category Data Case Name CRA/1401/2019 of SIRTI DARRO @ SURJEET SINGH DARRO, Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010324172019 […]