JAGBIR SINGH . vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 121/1996

Case Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Jagbir Singh's appeal and set aside his conviction, holding that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the complainant's appeal against acquittal. Since cognizance was taken on a police report under Section 190(1)(b) Cr.P.C., only the State could appeal under Section 373(1) Cr.P.C., not the private complainant, who could only file a revision petition under Section 401 Cr.P.C. The Court restored the trial court's acquittal and directed the appellants' release from jail. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.