Cheque Bounce Acquittal Appeal Transferred to Sessions Court; Complainant Has Right to Appeal as a Victim: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a complainant in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is also a victim of the offence and is entitled to file an appeal against an order of acquittal before the Sessions Court under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or Section 413 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Relying upon the decision…