2025:CGHC:16564 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No.81 of 2025 Vinay Singh Rajput S/o Late Shri B.S. Rajput Aged About 30 Years R/o Vivekanand Nagar, Street No. 4, Dhamtari, Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) (Complainant) ... Appellant versus Shubham Gupta S/o Shri Rajendra Gupta Aged About 28 Years R/o Amapara Ward Dhamtari, Tahsil And District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh Near Dukan Chameli Chowk, Beside House Of Mahendra Pandit, Dhamtari, Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) (Accused)

... Respondent For Appellant : Shri BL Sahu, Advocate.

For Respondent : Ms. Sweksha Sharma, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Judgment on Board

08.04.2025 Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 1. This Acquittal Appeal under Section 419 (4) of the Bharatiya

2025.04.11

11:48:40 +0530 Nagarik Suraksha Samhita, 2023 (for short ‘the Act of 2023) has been preferred against the judgment dated 13.12.2024 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari in Complaint Case No.2010/2022 whereby, learned trial Court has acquitted the Respondent/accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘the NI Act’).

2. As per the