Rekha Singh @ Rekha Singh Devi v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Revision No. 500 of 2021; decided 17-06-2025; Jitendra Kumar, J. Maintainability of a criminal revision filed by the complainant/victim against an acquittal in a Section 498-A IPC case (PS Case No. 1100/2012, P.S. Bhabhu, Kaimur/Bhabua); victim's remedy of appeal under Proviso to Section 372(2) Cr.PC.; revision hit by Section 401(4) Cr.PC.; conversion of criminal revision into criminal appeal; Suman Devi v. State of Bihar, Criminal Revision No. 383 of 2019, 2025 SCC OnLine Pat 1862 / MANU/BH/0406/2025 / AIRonline 225 PAT 224; acquittal dated 21.12.2020 in Criminal Appeal No. 02 of 2018 by Additional Sessions Judge XI, Kaimur at Bhabua; trial conviction and sentence dated 06.01.2018.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Revision petition, though held liable to be dismissed as not maintainable, is converted into a Criminal Appeal; Office is directed to make necessary corrections in the petition and list the Appeal before the appropriate Bench after obtaining the necessary permission of the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice.