IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1103 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2010 Thana- KHAJEKALA District- Patna
Arti Mishra D/O- Ashok Kumar Mishra Resident of Village- Near Kath ki
Devi Ji, P.S.- Khajekala, District- Patna.
… … Informant/Appellant
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Savita Sharma D/o Late Kashinath Sharma Resident of Village- Bankey Rai,
Kuncha , Sadar Gali, P.S.- Khejekala, Dstt- Patna
3. Pramod Sharma S/o Late Kashinath Sharma Resident of Village- Bankey
Rai, Kuncha , Sadar Gali, P.S.- Khejekala, Dstt- Patna
4. Sohan Sharma S/o Late Kashinath Sharma Resident of Village- Bankey Rai,
Kuncha, Sadar Gali, P.S.- Khejekala, Dstt- Patna
5. Mohan Kumar Sharma S/o Late Kashinath Sharma Resident of Village-
Bankey Rai, Kuncha, Sadar Gali, P.S.- Khejekala, Dstt- Patna
6. Uma Sharma S/o Late Kashinath Sharma Resident of Village- Bankey Rai,
Kuncha ,Sadar Gali, P.S.- Khejekala, Dstt- Patna
… … Respondents
Appearance :
For the Appellant : Mr.Vijay Kumar Mishra, Advocate
For the Respondent : Mr.Abhimanyu Sharma, APP
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH)
Date : 29-01-2020
Heard learned counsel for the appellant and
perused the office notes.
2. This appeal under the proviso to Section 372
of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the
appellant for setting aside the judgment dated 25.06.2019 passed
by the learned SDJM, Patna City in G.R. No.1711 of 2010
corresponding to Trial No. 5001 of 2019 whereby respondent
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nos. 2 to 6 have been acquitted from the charges under Section
498A and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. An appeal under the proviso to Section 372
of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of
acquittal passed by a court of Magistrate would lie before the
Sessions Judge and not before this Court.
4. In that view of the matter, the instant appeal
is not maintainable before this Court. Accordingly, it is
dismissed with liberty to the appellant that if so advised, he may
challenge the impugned judgment before the appropriate court
in accordance with law.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
( Partha Sarthy, J)
kanchan/-
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Uploading Date 29.01.2020
Transmission Date 29.01.2020