ACCORDING TO KERALA HIGH COURT ‘COMPLAINANT’ U/S 138 OF THE NI ACT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ‘VICTIM’ U/S 2(wa) OF THE CrPC

__________________________________________________________________________ In the case of Paulose v. Baiju & Anr, the Kerala High Court ruled that the complainant in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not fall within the definition of ‘victim’ as provided in Section 2(wa) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Section 2(wa) Read more…