https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170268 In revision, the High Court cannot convert an acquittal into conviction because Section 401(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure bars that course, even though revisional powers may extend to correcting exceptional perversity, misreading, or non-consideration of evidence. Where interference with an acquittal is warranted for manifest illegality or gross miscarriage of justice, the proper remedy is to set aside the acquittal and order a fresh trial or retrial, not to enter a conviction. The text also clarifies that an informant is the person whose information leads to registration of the case, while a complainant is a person who makes a complaint to a Magistrate. en-us Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:32:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170268 In revision, the High Court cannot convert an acquittal into conviction because Section 401(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure bars that course, even though revisional powers may extend to correcting exceptional perversity, misreading, or non-consideration of evidence. Where interference with an acquittal is warranted for manifest illegality or gross miscarriage of justice, the proper remedy is to set aside the acquittal and order a fresh trial or retrial, not to enter a conviction. The text also clarifies that an informant is the person whose information leads to registration of the case, while a complainant is a person who makes a complaint to a Magistrate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170268