https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197434 A complainant in a private complaint cannot invoke the proviso to Section 372 CrPC as a "victim" to file an appeal before the Sessions Court when Section 378(4) specifically provides a statutory appeal against acquittal to the High Court. The proviso to Section 372 is meant to confer an appeal right on persons otherwise without a remedy, and it cannot be used to bypass the specific appellate route already available to a complainant. The Sessions Court therefore had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal, and the proceedings before it were without legal foundation. The order passed in that appeal was liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 12:45:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197434 A complainant in a private complaint cannot invoke the proviso to Section 372 CrPC as a "victim" to file an appeal before the Sessions Court when Section 378(4) specifically provides a statutory appeal against acquittal to the High Court. The proviso to Section 372 is meant to confer an appeal right on persons otherwise without a remedy, and it cannot be used to bypass the specific appellate route already available to a complainant. The Sessions Court therefore had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal, and the proceedings before it were without legal foundation. The order passed in that appeal was liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197434