CrPC § 396 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 396 CrPC — Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 437 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 437 — Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.
(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 437 in full