Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 422
Appeal to Court of Session how heard
In one line
BNSS Section 422 deals with appeal to court of session how heard and replaces CrPC 381.
Bare act text — BNSS 422
422. Appeal to Court of Session how heard.
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal to the Court of Session or Sessions Judge shall be heard by the Sessions Judge or by an Additional Sessions Judge: Provided that an appeal against a conviction on a trial held by a Magistrate of the second class may be heard and disposed of by the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) An Additional Sessions Judge or a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall hear only such appeals as the Sessions Judge of the division may, by general or special order, make over to him or as the High Court may, by special order, direct him to hear.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 381 → BNSS 422: The word "Assistant Session Judge" excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 422 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 422 (Appeal to Court of Session how heard) replaces Section 381 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 381 is now BNSS 422.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 421 — Special right of appeal in certain cases
- 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
- BNSS 427 — Powers of Appellate Court