https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197622 The amended victim-appeal scheme under the Code recognises a substantive right of appeal for a person who falls within the definition of "victim" in Section 2(wa), including a complainant in a private complaint who has suffered loss or injury from the alleged offence. That status does not depend on whether the case began on a police report or by private complaint, so an eligible complainant may invoke the proviso to Section 372 against acquittal. The text also explains that Section 378(4) is not the only route where the complainant is also a victim; the victim appeal remains maintainable before the lowest competent forum in the hierarchy. en-us Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:46:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197622 The amended victim-appeal scheme under the Code recognises a substantive right of appeal for a person who falls within the definition of "victim" in Section 2(wa), including a complainant in a private complaint who has suffered loss or injury from the alleged offence. That status does not depend on whether the case began on a police report or by private complaint, so an eligible complainant may invoke the proviso to Section 372 against acquittal. The text also explains that Section 378(4) is not the only route where the complainant is also a victim; the victim appeal remains maintainable before the lowest competent forum in the hierarchy. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197622