Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 28

CrPC 28 in BNSS: Section 22

Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 28 deals with sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 28 is now BNSS 22.

Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
59% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. III
s. 28
Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.
(3) An Assistant Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding ten years.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. III
s. 22
Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass.
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.
Text from India Code
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