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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXX: Submission Of Death Sentences For Confirmation

Section 411 BNSS: Procedure in case of difference of opinion

Corresponding CrPC
Section 370 CrPC

Bare Act text

Where any such case is heard before a Bench of Judges and such Judges are equally divided in opinion, the case shall be decided in the manner provided by section 433.

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

Where a confirmation case is heard by a Bench whose Judges are equally divided, the case is decided in the manner provided by section 433.

Chapter XXX: Submission Of Death Sentences For Confirmation

  1. 407 Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
  2. 408 Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
  3. 409 Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
  4. 410 Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
  5. 411 Procedure in case of difference of opinion
  6. 412 Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
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