Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XIX: Trial Before A Court Of Session

Section 258 BNSS: Judgment of acquittal or conviction

Corresponding CrPC: Section 235 CrPC
Note: New: requires judgment to be given within a stated period after arguments, extendable for recorded reasons.

Bare Act text

(1) After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgment in the case, as soon as possible, within a period of thirty days from the date of completion of arguments, which may be extended to a period of forty-five days for reasons to be recorded in writing.

(2) If the accused is convicted, the Judge shall, unless he proceeds in accordance with the provisions of section 401, hear the accused on the questions of sentence, and then pass sentence on him according to law.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Requires the Judge, after hearing arguments and points of law, to give judgment as soon as possible, within thirty days of completion of arguments, extendable to forty-five days for recorded reasons. If the accused is convicted, the Judge hears him on sentence, unless proceeding under section 401, and then passes sentence according to law.