Abbas Ali v. The State of Assam and 4 Ors

ORDER Date : 24-04-2024 [Manish Choudhury, J.]

Heard Mr. A. Ganguly, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Senior Counsel & Additional Public Prosecutor for the opposite party no. 1, State of Assam.

¶2The instant interlocutory application is preferred under sub-section [3] of Section 378, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [CrPC] seeking leave to file an appeal against a Judgment and Order dated 25.01.2024 passed by the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Nagaon, Assam ['the trial court', for short] in Sessions [T-1] Case no. 14/2014, whereby, the learned trial court has acquitted the opposite party nos. 2 – 5, impleaded herein, from the charges under Sections 147/148/342/149/302 of the Indian Penal Code [IPC].

¶3The applicant as the appellant, has preferred the connected appeal against the afore-mentioned Judgment and Order dated 25.01.2024 under Section 378[3], CrPC.

¶4Leave under sub-section [3] of Section 378 of the Code can be sought for only in respect of appeals filed either under sub-section [1] or sub-section [2] of Section 378 of the Code.

¶5The applicant herein has approached this Court as the informant/victim.

¶6The connected appeal does not fall either under sub-section [1] or sub-section [2] of Page No. 3/3 Section 378 of the Code and as such, the instant interlocutory appeal seeking leave is found not maintainable.

¶7Liberty, however, stands reserved to the applicant to avail appropriate remedy.

JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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