CrPC § 392 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 392 CrPC — Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 433 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 433 — Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
When an appeal under this Chapter is heard by a High Court before a Bench of Judges and they are divided in opinion, the appeal, with their opinions, shall be laid before another Judge of that Court, and that Judge, after such hearing as he thinks fit, shall deliver his opinion, and the judgment or order shall follow that opinion:
Provided that if one of the Judges constituting the Bench, or, where the appeal is laid before another Judge under this section, that Judge, so requires, the appeal shall be re-heard and decided by a larger Bench of Judges.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 433 in full