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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

263 CRM-A-774-2024 Date of decision: 16.09.2025 Sherpal Singh Yadava @ Sherpal Singh ...Applicant Versus Mukesh Kumar ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Mayank Yadav, Advocate for the applicant..

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

1. The instant application has been filed under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking grant of leave to file an appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 20.03.2024, passed by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Mohindergarh, in Criminal Complaint bearing No. 113 dated 01.05.2018, titled as Sherpal Singh Vs. Mukesh Kumar filed under Section 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘N. I. Act’), whereby respondent was acquitted for commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.

I. Act.

2. Today, learned counsel for the applicant, while relying upon a recent pronouncement of Hon’ble Supreme Court in M/s. Celestium Financial vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc., 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208, have submitted that by directing the present application as an appeal, filed under Sections 372 of Cr.P.C. (