CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 381 in BNSS

CrPC Section 381 corresponds to BNSS Section 422 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 381
New provision422
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 422 — Appeal to Court of Session how heard

Drafting note. The word "Assistant Session Judge" excluded.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) , an appeal to the Court of Session or Sessions Judge shall be heard by the Sessions Judge or by an Additional Sessions Judge: Provided that an appeal against a conviction on a trial held by a Magistrate of the second class may be heard and disposed of by the Chief Judicial Magistrate. (2) An Additional Sessions Judge or a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall hear only such appeals as the Sessions Judge of the division may, by general or special order, make over to him or as the High Court may, by special order, direct him to hear.

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 381 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 381 is BNSS Section 422 — Appeal to Court of Session how heard.

Has the provision changed?

The word "Assistant Session Judge" excluded.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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