CrPC § 368 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 368 CrPC — Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 409 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 409 — Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
In any case submitted under section 407, the High Court—
(a) may confirm the sentence, or pass any other sentence warranted by law; or
(b) may annul the conviction, and convict the accused of any offence of which the Court of Session might have convicted him, or order a new trial on the same or an amended charge; or
(c) may acquit the accused person:
Provided that no order of confirmation shall be made under this section until the period allowed for preferring an appeal has expired, or, if an appeal is presented within such period, until such appeal is disposed of.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 409 in full