Bombay High Court

VASANT CORPORATION SANGLIversusRAJU TRADERS SANGLI AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The appeals are transferred to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction.

Summary

The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeals Nos. 939 and 941 of 2013 filed by Vasant Corporation Sangli against Raju Traders Sangli & Anr. The appellant and its counsel were absent, while the respondents' counsel cited the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) indicating that such matters fall within the jurisdiction of the Sessions Court. The Court agreed that the appeals should be transferred to the appropriate Sessions Court. It ordered the Registrar to effect the transfer, directed the Sessions Court to re‑register the cases, issue notices, and expedite the proceedings. Consequently, both criminal appeals and any interim applications were disposed of by transfer.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the criminal appeals filed by Vasant Corporation Sangli
Whether the appeals should be transferred to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction

Subjects

jurisdiction
transfer of proceedings
criminal appeal
sessions court
high court

Judgment

Digitally signed
by LAXMIKANT
LAXMIKANT GOPAL
GOPAL CHANDAN (10) APEAL-939.13 & 941.13.DOCX
CHANDAN Date:
2026.08.25
16:33:21 +0530
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 939 OF 2013

Vasant Corporation Sangli : Appellant.
Versus
Raju Traders Sangli & Anr : Respondents.

WITH
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.941 OF 2013

Vasant Corporation Sangli : Appellant.
Versus
Raju Traders Sangli & Anr. : Respondents.

____________________________________________________
None for the Appellant
Ms. Ankita Chindage i/by Adv. Nagesh Chavan for the Respondent
No.1.
Ms. Shubhangi N Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent – State.
______________________________________________________

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

DATED : 25 AUGUST 2026
PC:-

1. When these matters were called out, neither the Appellant
nor the Advocate for the Appellant are present physically or
through V. C. mode.

2. Learned Advocate for the Respondent No.1 and learned APP
for the Respondent – State, by referring to the decision of the
Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Celestium Financial Vs. A.
Gnanasekaran Etc., reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320 ,
submits that these proceedings would now lay before the Sessions

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(10) APEAL-939.13 & 941.13.DOCX

Court having jurisdiction. They therefore submits that these
proceedings be transferred to the Sessions Court having
jurisdiction.

3. In view of the above, the following order is passed :-

(i) The present proceedings be transferred to the Sessions
Court, having jurisdiction;

(ii) The Registrar (Judicial) of this Court to take appropriate
steps for transferring these proceedings to the Sessions
Court, having jurisdiction;

(iii) The Sessions Court, to which these proceedings would be
transferred or assigned, after re-registration of the same,
shall issue notice to the parties to the said proceedings
and thereafter proceed with the matter on its own merits
and in accordance with law.

(iv) Considering the proceedings which are now being
transferred have been pending for some time, the
Sessions Court to which these proceedings would be
assigned is requested to make an endeavour to expedite
the proceedings. Parties shall cooperate in the early
disposal of the proceedings.

4. Criminal Appeal Nos. 939 of 2013 and 941 of 2013 are
disposed of.

5. Interim Application, if any, is also disposed of.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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