Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 431
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
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BNSS Section 431 deals with arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal and replaces CrPC 390.
Bare act text — BNSS 431
431. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.
When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 431 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 431 (Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal) replaces Section 390 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 390 is now BNSS 431.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 426 — Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- BNSS 427 — Powers of Appellate Court
- BNSS 428 — Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
- BNSS 429 — Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- BNSS 430 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- BNSS 432 — Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- BNSS 433 — Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- BNSS 434 — Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- BNSS 435 — Abatement of appeals
- BNSS 436 — Reference to High Court