Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 362

CrPC 362 in BNSS: Section 403

Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 362 deals with court not to alter judgment. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 362 is now BNSS 403.

Court not to alter judgment

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXVII
s. 362
Court not to alter judgment
Save as otherwise provided by this Code or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIX
s. 403
Court not to alter judgment.
Save as otherwise provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 403 · Court not to alter judgment.
CrPC 361 · Special reasons to be recorded in certain casesCrPC 363 · Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons

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