MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED vs ANSAR K T - 2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 24623

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 24623

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
ANSAR K T – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri.Santhosh Peter, Sri.M.S.Sandeep Sudhakaran, Smt.Deepika Babu, Smt.Harishma Biju
For the Respondents: Sri. Vipin Narayan A.

Table of Content
1. filing of a criminal leave petition seeking appeal. (Para 1)
2. court's reliance on precedents in deciding leave petitions. (Para 2)
3. granting of time for filing appeal after returning the leave petition. (Para 3)

ORDER

Dated, this the 26th day of March, 2026 This criminal leave petition has been filed under Section 419 (4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, at the instance of the complainant in C.C. No. 383/2023, on the files of the Special Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class for the trial of cases under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act , 1881, Ernakulam, seeking leave of this Court to file appeal challenging the verdict of acquittal in the above case dated 17.04.2024.

2. In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court inCelestium Financial v.A. Gnanasekaran etc., reported in[2025 (4) KHC 189] , which was followed in the decision of this Court inSoumya Gopal v. State of Kerala reported in [2026 KHC Online 24] , this leave petition required to be returned to the leave petitioner with liberty to file appeal before the Sessions Court concerned, with the aid of proviso to Section 413 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhi