IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE GAJENDRA SINGH CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 925 of 2014 PANKAJ MEHTA Versus VISHAL HUNDAR AND 2 ORS. AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Pankaj Soni, learned counsel for the appellant.

Shri Ajit Kumar Jain, learned counsel for the respondents.

HEARD ON : 06.11.2025 POSTED ON : 13.02.2026 ORDER This is an acquittal appeal filed under section 378 (4) of Cr.P.C. by the complainant against the judgment dated 24.09.2012 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Indore (M.P.) in Criminal Complaint Case No.38997/07 whereby the learned Trial Court acquitted the respondents/accused of the charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act of 1881”). Along with this appeal, an application under section 378(4) of the Cr.P.C. for grant of leave to appeal against the impugned judgment was also filed and the said application was allowed by this Court on 02.05.2014.

02. Learned counsel for the appellant/complainant submits that though leave to appeal under Section 378(4) of the Cr.P.C. has been granted by this Court on 02.05.2014, but recently the Supreme Court in the matter of M/s. Celest