https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196962 A complainant in a cheque dishonour prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act is confined to the statutory role of payee or holder in due course under Section 142, and that status is not interchangeable with the definition of "victim" under Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The broader appellate right under the proviso to Section 372 is therefore not available merely because the complainant suffered the offence's consequences. The applicable remedy is the appeal route specifically recognised for the complainant, and an appeal under Section 372 is not maintainable. en-us Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:44:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196962 A complainant in a cheque dishonour prosecution under the Negotiable Instruments Act is confined to the statutory role of payee or holder in due course under Section 142, and that status is not interchangeable with the definition of "victim" under Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The broader appellate right under the proviso to Section 372 is therefore not available merely because the complainant suffered the offence's consequences. The applicable remedy is the appeal route specifically recognised for the complainant, and an appeal under Section 372 is not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196962