Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 379

CrPC 379 in BNSS: Section 420

Section 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 420 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 379 deals with appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 379 is now BNSS 420.

Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 379
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 420
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Text from India Code

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