Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 423

BNSS 423: earlier CrPC 382

Section 423 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 382 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 423 deals with petition of appeal. 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 423 was CrPC 382.

Petition of appeal.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 382
Petition of appeal
Every appeal shall be made in the form of a petition in writing presented by the appellant or his pleader, and every such petition shall (unless the Court to which it is presented otherwise directs) be accompanied by a copy of the judgment or order appealed against.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 423
Petition of appeal.
Every appeal shall be made in the form of a petition in writing presented by the appellant or his advocate, and every such petition shall (unless the Court to which it is presented otherwise directs) be accompanied by a copy of the judgment or order appealed against.
Text from India Code

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