JUDGMENT

Uday Umesh Lalit, J.

Leave granted in both the matters.

       I Criminal Appeal @ out of SLP (Crl.) No.7014 of 2012)

2. The appellant was tried in Sessions Trial No.22 (WT/K) 2010 in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Khowai, West Tripura for having committed offences punishable under Sections 342, 376(2)(b) and 506 IPC and was acquitted of all the charges leveled against him vide judgment of the Trial Court dated 28.04.2011. Respondent No.2, i.e. the victim challenged the acquittal by filing Criminal Appeal No.23 of 2011 in the Gauhati High Court, Agartala Bench. This appeal was filed under Section 372 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (`Cr.P.C.' for short). When the appeal was listed for admission, an objection was taken that unless "leave" was granted under Section 378(4) of Cr.P.C., the appeal could not be admitted. At this juncture, a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. was filed by Respondent No.2 for treating said criminal appeal under Section 372 read with Section 378 Cr.P.C.

3. The matter was contested. The High Court by its judgment and order dated 06.06.2012 concluded that there was an unfettered right conferred upon the victim by Section 372 Cr. P.C. and t