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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXVIII: Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice

Section 390 BNSS: Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389

Corresponding CrPC
Section 351 CrPC

Bare Act text

(1) Any person sentenced by any Court other than a High Court under section 383, section 384, section 388, or section 389 may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita appeal to the Court to which decrees or orders made in such Court are ordinarily appealable.

(2) The provisions of Chapter XXXI shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to appeals under this section, and the Appellate Court may alter or reverse the finding, or reduce or reverse the sentence appealed against.

(3) An appeal from such conviction by a Court of Small Causes shall lie to the Court of Session for the sessions division within which such Court is situate.

(4) An appeal from such conviction by any Registrar or Sub-Registrar deemed to be a Civil Court by virtue of a direction issued under section 386 shall lie to the Court of Session for the sessions division within which the office of such Registrar or Sub-Registrar is situate.

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

A person sentenced by a Court other than a High Court under section 383, 384, 388 or 389 may appeal to the Court to which that Court's decrees or orders are ordinarily appealable. Chapter XXXI applies to such appeals so far as applicable, and the appellate Court's powers are described in the section.

Chapter XXVIII: Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice

  1. 379 Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
  2. 380 Appeal
  3. 381 Power to order costs
  4. 382 Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
  5. 383 Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
  6. 384 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
  7. 385 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
  8. 386 When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
  9. 387 Discharge of offender on submission of apology
  10. 388 Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
  11. 389 Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
  12. 390 Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
  13. 391 Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
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