https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312767 The SC held that HC exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 401 CrPC by converting acquittal into conviction. Under Sub-section (3) of Section 401, HC cannot convert acquittal findings into conviction; it must remit matters to trial court after setting aside acquittal orders. Post-2009 amendment to Section 372 CrPC grants victims statutory right of appeal against acquittal. Where victims haven't exercised this appellate remedy, revision applications should not be entertained and victims must be relegated to file appeals. When treating revision as appeal under Sub-section (5) of Section 401, HC must pass judicial order recording satisfaction. The HC's conviction order was quashed and matters remitted to treat revision applications as appeals under Section 372 CrPC. en-us Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:54:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312767 The SC held that HC exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 401 CrPC by converting acquittal into conviction. Under Sub-section (3) of Section 401, HC cannot convert acquittal findings into conviction; it must remit matters to trial court after setting aside acquittal orders. Post-2009 amendment to Section 372 CrPC grants victims statutory right of appeal against acquittal. Where victims haven't exercised this appellate remedy, revision applications should not be entertained and victims must be relegated to file appeals. When treating revision as appeal under Sub-section (5) of Section 401, HC must pass judicial order recording satisfaction. The HC's conviction order was quashed and matters remitted to treat revision applications as appeals under Section 372 CrPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312767