Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 420
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
In one line
BNSS Section 420 deals with appeal against conviction by high court in certain cases and replaces CrPC 379.
Bare act text — BNSS 420
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.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 420 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 420 (Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases) replaces Section 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 379 is now BNSS 420.
Still citing the CrPC? Convert any old section in seconds, or keep the whole case — dates, clients and sections — in one diary.
Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 415 — Appeals from convictions
- BNSS 416 — No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- BNSS 417 — No appeal in petty cases
- BNSS 418 — Appeal by State Government against sentence
- BNSS 419 — Appeal in case of acquittal
- BNSS 421 — Special right of appeal in certain cases
- BNSS 422 — Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- BNSS 423 — Petition of appeal
- BNSS 424 — Procedure when appellant in jail
- BNSS 425 — Summary dismissal of appeal