https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197785 Where the complainant is also the victim, the proviso to Section 372 CrPC gives a statutory right of appeal against acquittal, and that remedy must be pursued first. Section 378(4) CrPC, which permits a complainant in a complaint case to seek special leave to appeal, is not the proper route when the Section 372 appeal is already available to the same person. The distinction matters only where the complainant and victim are different persons; in that situation, recourse under Section 378(4) may remain available. On these facts, the petitioners were required to file the statutory appeal under Section 372, and special leave under Section 378(4) was not entertained. en-us Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:36:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197785 Where the complainant is also the victim, the proviso to Section 372 CrPC gives a statutory right of appeal against acquittal, and that remedy must be pursued first. Section 378(4) CrPC, which permits a complainant in a complaint case to seek special leave to appeal, is not the proper route when the Section 372 appeal is already available to the same person. The distinction matters only where the complainant and victim are different persons; in that situation, recourse under Section 378(4) may remain available. On these facts, the petitioners were required to file the statutory appeal under Section 372, and special leave under Section 378(4) was not entertained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197785