PRITHVI RAJ vs KAMLESH KUMAR — Crl.A. No. 609/1999

Summary of Crl.A. No. 609/1999 (Prithvi Raj v. Kamlesh Kumar) The Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeal and set aside the High Court's judgment, restoring the trial court's order. The Court held that: (1) a de facto complainant has the right to appeal under Section 11(2) of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, contrary to the Calcutta High Court's view; and (2) an appellate court reviewing probation orders can only examine the propriety of granting probation, not alter the nature of the offence or convict for a different charge. The High Court erred by changing the conviction from Section 324 IPC to Section 326 IPC. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.