In Brief
In this criminal appeal, the Court addressed the procedural rights of an accused person when a complainant seeks to challenge a Magistrate's order dismissing a complaint in revision. The appellant was accused of cheating and forgery, where documents allegedly showing him as sole proprietor instead of a partner were forged. The High Court dismissed the complaint without hearing the accused. The Supreme Court held that accused persons have a fundamental right to be heard in revision proceedings and remanded the matter for the Sessions Judge to reconsider the revision petition after granting the accused a fair hearing.
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