https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365357 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, an appeal against acquittal lies to the High Court under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, with further recourse under Article 136, and not to the Sessions Court or First Appellate Court. The appellate scheme therefore does not confer jurisdiction on a lower appellate court to entertain such an acquittal appeal. Where the First Appellate Court proceeded without jurisdiction and reversed the acquittal, the resulting conviction could not be sustained; the acquittal recorded by the Trial Court was restored. en-us Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:37:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365357 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, an appeal against acquittal lies to the High Court under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, with further recourse under Article 136, and not to the Sessions Court or First Appellate Court. The appellate scheme therefore does not confer jurisdiction on a lower appellate court to entertain such an acquittal appeal. Where the First Appellate Court proceeded without jurisdiction and reversed the acquittal, the resulting conviction could not be sustained; the acquittal recorded by the Trial Court was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365357