BNSS §429
Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.
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388. Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.—(1) Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and if such Court is that of an Executive Magistrate, the High Court’s judgment or order shall be sent through the District Magistrate.
(2) The Court to which the High Court certifies its judgment or order shall thereupon make such orders as are conformable to the judgment or order of the High Court; and if necessary, the record shall be amended in accordance therewith.
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(1) Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and if such Court is that of an Executive Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the District Magistrate.
(2) The Court to which the High Court certifies its judgment or order shall thereupon make such orders as are conformable to the judgment or order of the High Court; and if necessary, the record shall be amended in accordance therewith.
What changedAI-inferred
Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.
Old position
CrPC 388 is concerned with Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court. 15. Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
New position
BNSS 429 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.. Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a
BNSS 429 (Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.) preserves the framework of CrPC 388. BNSS 429 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 429 text: Whenever a case...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 429 (Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.) preserves the framework of CrPC 388. BNSS 429 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 429 text: Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court's...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 388 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 429 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 429 (Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §388 → BNSS §429 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/429.
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