Bharat Singh v. I. U Lokeswara Rao and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In an application under Section 374(2) CrPC, the High CalCriminal jurisdiction held that an appeal against a conviction order by a Metropolitan Magistrate is not maintainable under Section 374(3)(a) CrPC. Consequently, the criminal appeal was dismissed as not maintainable.
What did the court decide?
C.R.A. 226 of 2018 dismissed as not maintainable; liberty to approach the appropriate forum.