https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197429 The Court upheld the lower court's decision to entertain the appeal against acquittal under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, based on the interpretation of the newly added proviso to section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure granting the right to appeal to the victim. It was clarified that the holder of the bounced cheque is both the complainant and the victim due to the harm suffered. The judgment affirmed the validity of the impugned order, dismissing the revision petition and directing the Criminal Section to provide certified copies of the order to the parties upon request. en-us Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 11:42:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197429 The Court upheld the lower court's decision to entertain the appeal against acquittal under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, based on the interpretation of the newly added proviso to section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure granting the right to appeal to the victim. It was clarified that the holder of the bounced cheque is both the complainant and the victim due to the harm suffered. The judgment affirmed the validity of the impugned order, dismissing the revision petition and directing the Criminal Section to provide certified copies of the order to the parties upon request. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197429