2026:CGHC:10438 Digitally signed by SAGRIKA SAGRIKA AGRAWAL AGRAWAL Date:

2026.04.04

13:18:53 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 28 of 2026

1 - Shubham Agrawal S/o Mohan Lal Agrawal Aged About 32 Years R/o Surbhi Travels Kalibadi Chowk P.S. City Kotwali Raipur Tehsil And District-

Raipur (C.G.) (Complainant)

... appellant (s)

versus

1 - Krishnakant Sharma S/o Shivnarayan Sharma Aged About 34 Years R/o Near Hanuman Gudi, Lily Chowk Awdhiyapara Purani Basti, Raipur Tehsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) (Accused)

... Respondent(s)

For appellant (s) : Mr. Chandradeep Prasad, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Smita Jha, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Order on Board

27.02.2026

1. The appellant, who was the complainant before the learned trial Court, has filed the present acquittal appeal under Section 419 (4) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short “ B.N.S.S. 2023”), against the impugned judgment dated 22.11.2024 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Raipur, in Cr.A. No. 185/2023, whereby the criminal appeal filed by the respondent/ accused was allowed, and he has been acquitted from the offence of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrumen