https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198170 Applications for special leave to appeal against acquittals in complaints under the Negotiable Instruments Act remain maintainable under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The amended proviso to Section 372, which gives a victim a general right of appeal against acquittal, conviction for a lesser offence, or inadequate compensation, operates in a different field and does not displace the specific complaint-case mechanism in Section 378(4). The amendment was understood as addressing cases where the State does not appeal in police investigations, not as curtailing a complainant's remedy in complaint proceedings. The complainants could therefore continue to seek special leave before the High Court. en-us Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:55:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198170 Applications for special leave to appeal against acquittals in complaints under the Negotiable Instruments Act remain maintainable under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The amended proviso to Section 372, which gives a victim a general right of appeal against acquittal, conviction for a lesser offence, or inadequate compensation, operates in a different field and does not displace the specific complaint-case mechanism in Section 378(4). The amendment was understood as addressing cases where the State does not appeal in police investigations, not as curtailing a complainant's remedy in complaint proceedings. The complainants could therefore continue to seek special leave before the High Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198170