complainant includes victim for filing appeal against aquittal before session court
. The whole intention of the legislature in making the amendment Act No.5 of 2009 was to provide relief to the victim of the offence of cruelty, dowry demand and other matrimonial disputes. The intention of the aforesaid amendment cannot be interpreted in such a way that the lady who is victim or sufferer of the offence of cruelty, dowry demand, ill-treatment and torture by her husband and family members, would be compelled to approach the High Court to challenge the order of the acquittal recorded by any lower Court. The intention was further to save the victim lady or her legal heir or guardian from harassment in taking the matters direct to the High Court on the same being acquitted by the trial Court or by the lower appellant court (first appellate court).
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