https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298564 A victim's right of appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC is a substantive, independent statutory right that arises when the acquittal or other qualifying order is passed. The date of the offence is not decisive for maintainability, so an appeal against an acquittal recorded after 31 December 2009 was maintainable even if the offence occurred earlier. The proviso does not import the leave requirement under Section 378(3) or the special leave requirement under Section 378(4). The victim therefore could appeal directly to the High Court, and the matter was remitted for hearing on merits. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298564 A victim's right of appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC is a substantive, independent statutory right that arises when the acquittal or other qualifying order is passed. The date of the offence is not decisive for maintainability, so an appeal against an acquittal recorded after 31 December 2009 was maintainable even if the offence occurred earlier. The proviso does not import the leave requirement under Section 378(3) or the special leave requirement under Section 378(4). The victim therefore could appeal directly to the High Court, and the matter was remitted for hearing on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298564