CrPC 376 — No appeal in petty cases

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 374, there  shall be  no appeal by a convicted person in any of the following cases, namely:—
(a) where a High Court passes only a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or of
fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, or of both such imprisonment and fine;
(b) where  a  Court  of  Session  or  a  Metropolitan  Magistrate  passes  only  a  sentence  of  imprisonment  for  a
term  not  exceeding  three  months  or  of  fine  not  exceeding  two  hundred  rupees,  or  of  both  such  imprisonment
and fine;
(c) where a Magistrate of the first class passes only a sentence of fine not exceeding one hundred rupees; or
(d) where,  in  a  case  tried  summarily,  a  Magistrate  empowered  to  act  under  section  260  passes  only a
sentence of fine not exceeding two hundred rupees:
Provided that an appeal may be brought against such sentence if any other punishment is combined with it, but such sentence shall not be appealable merely on the ground—
(i) that the person convicted is ordered to furnish security to keep the peace; or
(ii) that a direction for imprisonment in default of payment of fine is included in the sentence; or
(iii) that more than one sentence of fine is passed in the case, if the total amount of fine imposed does not exceed the amount hereinbefore specified in respect of the case.

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