Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 378(4) CrPC | Appeal Against Acquittal by Magistrate Lies Exclusively Before Sessions Court : Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court reaffirms that appeals against acquittal orders passed by a Magistrate must be filed before the Sessions Court, not the High Court, under Section 378(4) CrPC. The ruling underscores the statutory hierarchy in criminal appeals, impacting litigants and practitioners in cheque bounce and other criminal cases.