Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 372 CrPC | Victim's Appeal Against Acquittal Lies Exclusively Before Sessions Court : Karnataka HC Clarifies Celestium Financial Precedent
Karnataka High Court reinforces that victims appealing acquittals under Section 138 NI Act must file before the Sessions Court under Section 372 CrPC, not the High Court under Section 378(4) CrPC. The ruling binds lower courts to follow the Supreme Court's Celestium Financial decision, impacting victim rights in criminal appeals.