Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 428

BNSS 428: earlier CrPC 387

Section 428 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 387 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 428 deals with judgments of subordinate Appellate Court. 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 428 was CrPC 387.

Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 387
Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court
The rules contained in Chapter XXVII as to the judgment of a Criminal Court of original jurisdiction shall apply, so far as may be practicable, to the judgment in appeal of a Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate:
Provided that, unless the Appellate Court otherwise directs, the accused shall not be brought up, or required to attend, to hear judgment delivered.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 428
Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court.
The rules contained in Chapter XXIX as to the judgment of a Criminal Court of original jurisdiction shall apply, so far as may be practicable, to the judgment in appeal of a Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate:
Provided that, unless the Appellate Court otherwise directs, the accused shall not be brought up, or required to attend, to hear judgment delivered.
Text from India Code

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