Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 409

BNSS 409: earlier CrPC 368

Section 409 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 368 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 409 deals with power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 409 was CrPC 368.

Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXVIII
s. 368
Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
In any case submitted under section 366, the High Court—
(a) may confirm the sentence, or pass any other sentence warranted by law, or
(b) may annul the conviction, and convict the accused of any offence of which the Court of Session might have convicted him, or order a new trial on the same or an amended charge, or
(c) may acquit the accused person:
Provided that no order of confirmation shall be made under this section until the period allowed for preferring an appeal has expired, or, if an appeal is presented within such period, until such appeal is disposed of.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXX
s. 409
Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.
In any case submitted under section 407, the High Court---
(a) may confirm the sentence, or pass any other sentence warranted by law; or
(b) may annul the conviction, and convict the accused of any offence of which the Court of Session might have convicted him, or order a new trial on the same or an amended charge; or
(c) may acquit the accused person:
Provided that no order of confirmation shall be made under this section until the period allowed for preferring an appeal has expired, or, if an appeal is presented within such period, until such appeal is disposed of.
Text from India Code

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