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Khem Singh (d) through Lrs v. State of Uttaranchal (now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc.

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 2108
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 31 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the victim of an offence has the right to prefer an appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, irrespective of whether he is a complainant or not.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration During pendency of these appeals, son of original appellant (since deceased) filed an application seeking setting aside of the abatement and for substitution. Whether the applicant is entitled to be substituted in place of the original appellant so as to continue to prosecute these appeals. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Proviso to s.372 – The applicant contended that having regard to the proviso to s.372 of the CrPC, the substitution applications may be allowed by condoning the delay in filing the said application – He further contended that the

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