BNSS § 428 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 428 BNSS — Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
Replaces CrPC 387 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
The rules contained in Chapter XXIX as to the judgment of a Criminal Court of original jurisdiction shall apply, so far as may be practicable, to the judgment in appeal of a Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate:
Provided that, unless the Appellate Court otherwise directs, the accused shall not be brought up, or required to attend, to hear judgment delivered.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.