https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465315 A victim in a cheque dishonour prosecution, including the payee or holder of the cheque in a private complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, has a right to appeal under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court applied the view that this statutory victim's appeal right is not displaced by the requirement of special leave under Section 378(4) where the complainant falls within the definition of victim under Section 2(wa) of the Code. The leave application was therefore directed to be treated as an appeal under Section 372 and forwarded for disposal by the appropriate court. en-us Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:58:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465315 A victim in a cheque dishonour prosecution, including the payee or holder of the cheque in a private complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, has a right to appeal under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court applied the view that this statutory victim's appeal right is not displaced by the requirement of special leave under Section 378(4) where the complainant falls within the definition of victim under Section 2(wa) of the Code. The leave application was therefore directed to be treated as an appeal under Section 372 and forwarded for disposal by the appropriate court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465315