(1.) THIS is a reference to a Full Bench in Crl. A. No. 1451/2012. The reference stems from issues arising out of the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in Chattar Singh v. Subhash and Ors., 2011 176 DLT 536, and concerns the locus standi of private parties to maintain appeals by virtue of the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereafter "Cr.PC").
(2.) THE relevant statutory provisions are excerpted for convenience. First, Section 2(wa) of the Cr.PC defines "victim" as:
(3.) THE two questions that arise for this Court's consideration, by virtue of the order of reference, are outlined below: