BNSS § 420 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 420 BNSS — Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases

Replaces CrPC 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

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.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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