Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 22
Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
In one line
BNSS Section 22 deals with sentences which high courts and sessions judges may pass and replaces CrPC 28.
Bare act text — BNSS 22
22. Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass.
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 28 → BNSS 22: Sub Section 28(3) of CrPC is excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 22 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 22 (Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass) replaces Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 28 is now BNSS 22.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 17 — Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- BNSS 18 — Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 19 — Assistant Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 20 — Directorate of Prosecution
- BNSS 21 — Courts by which offences are triable
- BNSS 23 — Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- BNSS 24 — Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- BNSS 25 — Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- BNSS 26 — Mode of conferring powers
- BNSS 27 — Powers of officers appointed