Asian Paints Limited Vs Ram Babu 2025 INSC 828 - S.372 Crpc - Right To Appeal Of Victim
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 372 - Whether an appeal under the proviso to Section 372 of the CrPC would be restricted only to mean an appeal to the First Appellate Court or include even an appeal to the Second Appellate Court/High Court? The right to appeal accrues on the ‘victim’ from the instance of a Court acquitting the accused. The proviso to Section 372 of the CrPC is agnostic to the factum of such acquittal being by the Trial Court or the First Appellate Court - The right of a victim to prefer an appeal as granted under the proviso to Section 372 of the CrPC, which was inserted vide 2009 amendment is not restricted by any other provision of the CrPC. It serves the salutary purpose of safeguarding the rights of the victim. (Para 45-47)
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 2(wa), 372 - It is not necessary for the ‘victim’ to also be the ‘complainant’ or the ‘informant’ in a given case. (Para 44)
