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Asian Paints Limited v. Ram Babu & Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.2(wa) r/w proviso to s.372; s.378

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
14 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 573
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2952/2025
Bench
Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant-company falls under the definition of ‘victim’ in terms of s.2(wa) r/w the proviso to s.372, CrPC or whether s.378, CrPC would prevail in the facts and circumstances; whether an appeal under CrPC would be restricted only to mean an appeal to the First Appellate Court or include even an appeal to the Second Appellate Court/High Court.

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