https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197449 The victim's appellate right under the proviso to Section 372 was treated as a substantive, independent remedy, not dependent on the State's appeal or on leave and special leave under Section 378. "Victim" was construed broadly to include legal heirs of a deceased victim for engaging counsel and filing appeal. In complaint-cases, acquittal remains challengeable under Section 378(4), and a non-complainant victim in a private complaint cannot use Section 372 as a superior remedy; a victim-complainant may invoke it only for conviction of a lesser offence or inadequate compensation. The proviso was held prospective from 31 December 2009, with limitation running from knowledge of the order. en-us Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:24:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197449 The victim's appellate right under the proviso to Section 372 was treated as a substantive, independent remedy, not dependent on the State's appeal or on leave and special leave under Section 378. "Victim" was construed broadly to include legal heirs of a deceased victim for engaging counsel and filing appeal. In complaint-cases, acquittal remains challengeable under Section 378(4), and a non-complainant victim in a private complaint cannot use Section 372 as a superior remedy; a victim-complainant may invoke it only for conviction of a lesser offence or inadequate compensation. The proviso was held prospective from 31 December 2009, with limitation running from knowledge of the order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197449