BNSS 415 — Appeals from convictions.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

(1)  Any  person  convicted  on  a  trial  held  by  a  High  Court  in  its
extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court.
(2) Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or on a
trial  held  by  any  other  Court  in  which  a  sentence  of  imprisonment  for  more  than  seven  years  has  been
passed against him or against any other person convicted at the same trial, may appeal to the High Court.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), any person,--
(a) convicted on a trial held by Magistrate of the first class, or of the second class; or
(b) sentenced under section 364; or
(c) in respect of whom an order has been made or a sentence has been passed under section 401 by
any Magistrate,
may appeal to the Court of Session.
(4)   When   an   appeal   has   been   filed   against   a   sentence   passed   under section 64, section 65,
section 66, section 67, section 68, section 70 or section 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the appeal
shall be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal.

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