The Supreme Court held that the delay that occurred in preferring an appeal against the acquittal can be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Concurring with the decision of the High.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has clarified that appeal against the order of acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 lies to the High Court under Section 378(4) of the Code.
The conviction of an accused in a rape case can be based on the solitary statement of the rape victim but such a statement should be unblemished and of sterling quality, held the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.
The observations come in an order rejecting plea filed by former editor of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal seeking in-camera hearing of the appeal filed by State of Goa against his acquittal in a sexual assault case.