BNSS § 431 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 431 BNSS — Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal

Replaces CrPC 390 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.

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

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