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High Court Explains the Law on Challenging the Order of Acquittal under S.138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

High Court Explains the Law on Challenging the Order of Acquittal under S.138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

A person who is a complainant under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure who complains about the offence committed by a person who is charged as an Accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 has the right to prefer an appeal as a victim under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

R. Santhi v. Nilofar Yusuf Khan Kittur [2025] GCtR 1905 (Goa, Bombay)

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