Supreme Court of India

Satyapal Singh v. State of M.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 11 S.C.R. 439
Bench T.S. Thakur and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.
Decided 6 October 2015

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated supra, this appeal is allowed c by setting aside the impugned judgment and order of the High Court.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s1 372 proviso - Appeal against acquittal- Victim or his relative, whether has c statutory right to prefer an appeal to the High Court against the acquittal under proviso to s. 372 without obtaining the leave of the High Court as required under sub-section (3) to s. 378 - Held: Right of questioning the correctness of the acquittal order by preferring an appeal to the High Court is conferred upon the victim including the legal heir and others, as defined uls. 2(wa), under proviso to s. 372- However, it is of)/y after obtaining the leave of the High Court as

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