Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 420

BNSS 420: earlier CrPC 379

Section 420 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 420 deals with appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases. 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 420 was CrPC 379.

Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 379
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 420
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 379 · Appeal against conviction by High Co…
BNSS 419 · Appeal in case of acquittal.BNSS 421 · Special right of appeal in certain cases.

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