https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197443 After the 2009 insertion of the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, a victim's appeal against a Magistrate's acquittal ordinarily lies before the Sessions Court. Section 378(4) continues to preserve High Court appellate jurisdiction in appropriate cases, but where the remedy is available before both courts, the appellant should first approach the inferior court unless exceptional grounds justify direct recourse to the High Court. The direct leave-to-appeal filing before the High Court was therefore treated as procedurally improper in the ordinary course, and the matter was returned for presentation before the Sessions Court. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:20:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197443 After the 2009 insertion of the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, a victim's appeal against a Magistrate's acquittal ordinarily lies before the Sessions Court. Section 378(4) continues to preserve High Court appellate jurisdiction in appropriate cases, but where the remedy is available before both courts, the appellant should first approach the inferior court unless exceptional grounds justify direct recourse to the High Court. The direct leave-to-appeal filing before the High Court was therefore treated as procedurally improper in the ordinary course, and the matter was returned for presentation before the Sessions Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197443