Notes on appeal to session court
The term appeal signifies the right of carrying a particular case from an inferior to a superior court with a view to ascertaining whether judgment of lower court is sustainable.
S 372 of CRPC. No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided :-No appeal shall lie from any judgment or order of a criminal court except as provided for by this code or by any other law for the time being in force:
Provided that the victim shall have a right to prefer an appeal against any order passed by the court acquitting the accused or convicting for a lesser offence or imposing inadequate compensation,and such appeal shall lie to the court to which an appeal ordinarily lies against the order of conviction of such court.[ Inserted by Amendment Act 2008]
