Dismissed
Anita v. the State & Anr.
Delhi HCCRL.A./38/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This order disposes of a regular criminal appeal filed by a victim/complainant aggrieved by an acquittal. The Single Judge held that, following Satya Pal Singh v State of M.P., the appellant cannot maintain the appeal as of right. The appeal was directed to be treated as a petition seeking leave to appeal.
What did the court decide?
The instant appeal is to be treated as a petition seeking leave to appeal; the appeal under Section 372 CrPC is not maintainable.