Can a Complainant Under Section 138 NI Act Appeal as a Victim Under Proviso to Section 372 CrPC Without Special Leave Under Section 378?

Yes – the Chhattisgarh High Court applies and affirms the Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial ruling that a complainant under Section

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a cheque-bounce complainant file an appeal against an acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Clarifying the appellant’s right to prefer an appeal under the proviso to Section 372(2) CrPC, upholding the Supreme Court’s Celestium

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Last-Seen Evidence and Section 27 Discoveries Alone Sustain a Murder Conviction?

Reaffirming the Requirement for a Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and the Limited Scope of Section 27 of the Evidence

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Appellate Court Uphold an Acquittal Where Key Eyewitnesses Turn Hostile and Medical Evidence Is Absent?

Reaffirming the necessity of credible ocular and medical corroboration in IPC assault cases; High Court of Chhattisgarh affirms acquittal and

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Complainant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act Be Treated as a “Victim” and File an Appeal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC in Light of the BNSS 2023?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh, affirming the Supreme Court’s ruling in M/s Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 INSC 804),

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is a Complainant under Section 138 NI Act a “Victim” Entitled to Appeal under BNSS Section 413?

Clarification of Victim Definition and Appeal Right under BNSS in Light of Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial Decision   Summary Category

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can the prolonged failure of the prosecution to produce any witnesses over many years justify acquittal and reaffirm the fundamental right to a speedy trial?

High Court of Chhattisgarh affirms existing precedent that indefinite delay caused by non-production of evidence warrants acquittal; binding on subordinate

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is an Appeal Against an Acquittal Under Section 138 NI Act Maintainable via the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

High Court Upholds Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial Ruling, Grants 45-Day Liberty to File Appeal; Binding on Subordinate Courts in NI

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Dying Declaration Establishing Accidental Self-Immolation Preclude a Section 498A/34 IPC Conviction and Uphold Acquittal under Section 304B/34 IPC?

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that where a duly recorded dying declaration describes an accidental burn without any allegation of

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Rape Conviction under Section 376 IPC Be Sustained on a Sterling Witness without Corroboration?

  Summary Category Data Case Name CRA No. 256 of 2007 of Kole @ Deeman Rathore vs State of Chhattisgarh

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a complainant have a right to appeal an acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC following Celestium Financial?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/303/2019 of Brijmohan Agrawal Vs Avinash Kumar Sahu CNR CGHC010131892019 Date of Registration 11-04-2019

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh