CRPC §390BNSS §431

Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal

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Old law
CRPC §390
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal

390. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.—When an appeal is presented under section 378, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any Subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.

New law
BNSS §431
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 1]

431. When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail. Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court. Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court. Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.

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Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.

Old position

CrPC 390 is concerned with Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal

New position

BNSS 431 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 1]. When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison

BNSS 431 (Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 1]) preserves the framework of CrPC 390. BNSS 431 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 431 text: When an appeal is presented...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 431 (Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 1]) preserves the framework of CrPC 390. BNSS 431 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 431 text: When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail. Judgments of subordinate...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 390 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 431 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.

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BNSS 431 (Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 1]). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §390 → BNSS §431 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/390.

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