Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 434

BNSS 434: earlier CrPC 393

Section 434 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 393 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 434 deals with finality of judgments and orders on 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 434 was CrPC 393.

Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.

Carried over
91% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 393
Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
Judgments and orders passed by an Appellate Court upon an appeal shall be final, except in the cases provided for in section 377, section 378, sub-section (4) of section 384 or Chapter XXX:
Provided that notwithstanding the final disposal of an appeal against conviction in any case, the Appellate Court may hear and dispose of, on the merits,—
(a) an appeal against acquittal under section 378, arising out of the same case, or
(b) an appeal for the enhancement of sentence under section 377, arising out of the same case.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 434
Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.
Judgments and orders passed by an Appellate Court upon an appeal shall be final, except in the cases provided for in section 418, section 419, sub-section (4) of section 425 or Chapter XXXII:
Provided that notwithstanding the final disposal of an appeal against conviction in any case, the
Appellate Court may hear and dispose of, on the merits,---
(a) an appeal against acquittal under section 419, arising out of the same case; or
(b) an appeal for the enhancement of sentence under section 418, arising out of the same case.
Text from India Code

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