https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196939 Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure draws a clear distinction between police-report cases and cases instituted upon complaint. The 2005 amendment to Section 378(1)(a) extends the Sessions Court appeal route only to acquittals by a Magistrate in cognizable and non-bailable offences, while Section 378(4) separately governs complaint cases and permits an appeal to the High Court by the complainant only with special leave. On that construction, complaint cases are excluded from the Sessions Court route and remain appealable exclusively to the High Court under Section 378(4). en-us Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 10:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196939 Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure draws a clear distinction between police-report cases and cases instituted upon complaint. The 2005 amendment to Section 378(1)(a) extends the Sessions Court appeal route only to acquittals by a Magistrate in cognizable and non-bailable offences, while Section 378(4) separately governs complaint cases and permits an appeal to the High Court by the complainant only with special leave. On that construction, complaint cases are excluded from the Sessions Court route and remain appealable exclusively to the High Court under Section 378(4). Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196939