CRPC §374 → BNSS §415
Appeals from convictions
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374. Appeals from convictions.—(1) Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court.
(2) Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or on a trial held by any other court in which a sentence of imprisonment for more than seven years 2[has been passed against him or against any other person convicted at the same trial], may appeal to the High Court.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), any person,— (a) convicted on a trial held by a Metropolitan Magistrate or Assistant Sessions Judge or Magistrate of the first class, or of the second class, or (b) sentenced under section 325, or (c) in respect of whom an order has been made or a sentence has been passed under section 360 by any Magistrate, may appeal to the Court of Session. 3[(4) When an appeal has been filed against a sentence passed under section 376, section 376A, section 376AB, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D, section 376DA, section 376DB or section 376E of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the appeal shall be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal.] STATE AMENDMENT Assam In Section 374 of the Code, in clause (a) of sub-section (3), for the words “Magistrate of the first class, or of the second class,” the words “Magistrate of the first class, Executive Magistrate or a Magistrate of the second class,” shall be substituted. [Vide Assam Act 3 of 1984, s. 3(3) and the Schedule.]
415.
(1) Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court.
(2) Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or on a trial held by any other Court in which a sentence of imprisonment for more than seven years has been passed against him or against any other person convicted at the same trial, may appeal to the High Court.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), any person,— (a) convicted on a trial held by Magistrate of the first class, or of the second class; or (b) sentenced under section 364; or (c) in respect of whom an order has been made or a sentence has been passed under section 401 by any Magistrate, may appeal to the Court of Session.
(4) When an appeal has been filed against a sentence passed under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 67, section 68, section 70 or section 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the appeal shall be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal.
What changedAI-inferred
Appeals from convictions.
Old position
CrPC 374 is concerned with Appeals from convictions. Appeals from convictions
New position
BNSS 415 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Appeals from. Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court
BNSS 415 (Appeals from) preserves the framework of CrPC 374. BNSS 415 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 415 text: Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 415 (Appeals from) preserves the framework of CrPC 374. BNSS 415 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 415 text: Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court.(2) Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or on a trial held by any other Court in which a sentence of imprisonment for more than...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 374 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 415 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 415 (Appeals from). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · §374
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · §415
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Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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