Victim May Seek Enhancement Of Accused’s Sentence By Filing Revision Application

Case: Anand Singh Versus The State of Maharashtra, with connected matters

Coram: Justices Sadhana S. Jadhav and Milind N. Jadhav

Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 467 Of 2012

Court Observation: “It is seen that undoubtedly a revision application for enhancement of sentence at the instance of the victim / complainant would be maintainable…However in view of the specific observations of the Supreme Court in the case of Parvinder Kansal (supra) and Mallikarjun Kodagali (supra), it is seen that the right to appeal against the sentence will not be available to the Appellant (victim) in view of the specific provisions of the statute,”

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Keywords

Victim May Seek Enhancement, Accused’s Sentence, Revision Application