IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.A.No.543-SB of 2010 Date of decision: 22.9.2010. Kala ....................Appellant v. Balwant Rai and others .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.AS Gill,Advocate for the appellant. Mr.Ajay Mehra,Advocate for the respondents. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Heard. Applicant-Kala, has preferred this appeal against the judgment dated 6.8.2008 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nakodar, vide which he acquitted respondents of the offences under Sections 326, 324, 323, 342, 452, 148,149 IPC Alongwith the appeal an application under Section 378 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code') has been filed for grant of leave of this Court to appeal. An amendment was made in Section 372 of the Code and as per the newly added proviso to that Section a victim has the right to file an appeal against the judgment of acquittal before the court to which such appeal lies. After that amendment, all the appeals against the judgment of acquittal passed by the Judicial Magistrate are to be filed before the Sessions Judge. The above said amendment being an amendment in the procedure is to be read and applied retrospectively. This appeal against the acquittal is to be heard and decided by the Sessions Judge. Accordingly, the same is withdrawn from the file of this Court and is transferred to Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, for deciding the same in accordance with law. The parties are directed to appear before him on 1.11.2010. 22.9.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge