CrPC § 381 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 381 CrPC — Appeal to Court of Session how heard
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 422 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 422 — Appeal to Court of Session how heard
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal to the Court of Session or Sessions Judge shall be heard by the Sessions Judge or by an Additional Sessions Judge:
Provided that an appeal against a conviction on a trial held by a Magistrate of the second class may be heard and disposed of by the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) An Additional Sessions Judge or a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall hear only such appeals as the Sessions Judge of the division may, by general or special order, make over to him or as the High Court may, by special order, direct him to hear.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 422 in full