https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779375 A complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution is treated as a victim under Section 2(wa) CrPC and therefore has a statutory appeal against acquittal under the proviso to Section 372. The High Court held that this remedy should ordinarily be pursued before the Sessions Court, and direct recourse to the High Court under Section 378(4) is not the proper course where the Sessions Court is the available appellate forum. The reasoning turned on forum hierarchy, judicial propriety, and avoiding parallel or inconsistent proceedings. The record was accordingly directed to be transferred to the appropriate Sessions court for decision on merits. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:10:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779375 A complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution is treated as a victim under Section 2(wa) CrPC and therefore has a statutory appeal against acquittal under the proviso to Section 372. The High Court held that this remedy should ordinarily be pursued before the Sessions Court, and direct recourse to the High Court under Section 378(4) is not the proper course where the Sessions Court is the available appellate forum. The reasoning turned on forum hierarchy, judicial propriety, and avoiding parallel or inconsistent proceedings. The record was accordingly directed to be transferred to the appropriate Sessions court for decision on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779375