Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 421
Special right of appeal in certain cases
In one line
BNSS Section 421 deals with special right of appeal in certain cases and replaces CrPC 380.
Bare act text — BNSS 421
421. Special right of appeal in certain cases.
Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, when more persons than one are convicted in one trial, and an appealable judgment or order has been passed in respect of any of such persons, all or any of the persons convicted at such trial shall have a right of appeal.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 380 → BNSS 421: The word "contained" excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 421 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 421 (Special right of appeal in certain cases) replaces Section 380 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 380 is now BNSS 421.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 420 — Appeal against conviction by High Court 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
- BNSS 426 — Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily