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.
Section 431 BNSS: Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 390 CrPC
Bare Act text
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
When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant for the accused's arrest and production before it or a subordinate Court. That Court may commit him to prison pending disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.
Chapter XXXI: Appeals
- 413 No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
- 414 Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behavior
- 415 Appeals from convictions
- 416 No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- 417 No appeal in petty cases
- 418 Appeal by State Government against sentence
- 419 Appeal in case of acquittal
- 420 Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
- 421 Special right of appeal in certain cases
- 422 Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- 423 Petition of appeal
- 424 Procedure when appellant in jail
- 425 Summary dismissal of appeal
- 426 Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- 427 Powers of Appellate Court
- 428 Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
- 429 Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- 430 Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- 431 Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- 432 Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- 433 Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- 434 Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- 435 Abatement of appeals