The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 420. Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Replaces
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 379. Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)
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