Can High Court convert acquittal into conviction in exercise of revisional powers under S. 401 CrPC? What Supreme Court held

The Supreme Court stated that after the amendment in Section 372 CrPC after 2009 and insertion of proviso to Section 372 CrPC, a victim has a statutory right of appeal against the order of acquittal.
Justice MR shah, Justice sanjiv khanna  and Supreme Court
Justice MR shah, Justice sanjiv khanna and Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a High Court is prohibited from converting a finding of acquittal into one of conviction while exercising its powers of revision under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) [Joseph Stephen v. Santhanasamy].

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