Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 416

BNSS 416: earlier CrPC 375

Section 416 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 375 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 416 deals with no appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty. 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 416 was CrPC 375.

No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty.

Carried over
88% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 375
No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 374, where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted on such plea, there shall be no appeal,—
(a) if the conviction is by a High Court; or
(b) if the conviction is by a Court of Session, Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first or second class, except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 416
No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty.
Notwithstanding anything in section 415, where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted on such plea, there shall be no appeal,---
(i) if the conviction is by a High Court; or
(ii) if the conviction is by a Court of Session or Magistrate of the first or second class, except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.
Text from India Code

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