When an offence is tried by the High Court otherwise than under section 447, it shall, in the trial of the offence, observe the same procedure as a Court of Sessions would observe if it were trying the case.
Section 520 BNSS: Trials before High Courts
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 474 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 the High Court tries an offence otherwise than under section 447, it follows in the trial the same procedure that a Court of Session would follow if trying the case.
Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
- 520 Trials before High Courts
- 521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 522 Forms
- 523 Power of High Court to make rules
- 524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- 527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- 528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- 529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- 530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- 531 Repeal and savings