IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:09.04.2026 Girender Singh (deceased) through his L.R. ...Applicant Versus State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Rakesh Dhiman, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr. Vikram Singh, AAG, Haryana.

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MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. The instant application has been filed by the applicant under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking grant of leave to file appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 04.12.2018, passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gurugram in Criminal Complaint bearing No.COMI-73504-2013 titled as 'Girender Singh (Deceased) Vs. Vaibhav and others' filed under Sections 279, 283, 290, 294, 323, 324, 325, 506 and 34 IPC, whereby respondents Nos.2 to 6/accused had been acquitted of aforementioned offences.

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, has submitted that by directing the present application as an appeal, filed under Sections 372 of