LawpatraLawpatra.ai

Lawpatra is an AI-powered legal education platform designed to help aspirants crack premier law entrance and judiciary examinations. With adaptive mock tests, precision analytics, and 24/7 personalized AI tutoring, we provide a comprehensive ecosystem for your entire legal career journey.

Test series on the goGoogle Play

Explore

  • Prepare for our exams
  • Bare Acts
  • Blog
  • Download resources

Company

  • About
  • Careers
  • Contact us

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Account deletion

Product

  • AI Tutor
  • Features
  • How it works

Law Entrances

  • CLAT
  • CLAT PG
  • AILET
  • SLAT
  • MH CET Law

Judiciary

  • MPSC Civil Judge
  • Chhattisgarh Judiciary
  • OPSC Civil Judge
  • Gujarat Judiciary
  • Delhi Judicial Services
  • UP PCS-J
  • Rajasthan Judiciary Service

APO/ADPO

  • Bihar APO
  • Delhi APP
  • Haryana ADA
  • Madhya Pradesh ADPO
  • Rajasthan APO
  • Uttar Pradesh APO
  • Uttarakhand APO

Bare Acts

  • BNS
  • BNSS
  • BSA
  • IPC
  • CrPC
  • IEA
  • HMA
  • IDA
  • MVA

© 2026 Blingwork Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

Offices: Hyderabad & Jodhpur

LawpatraLawpatra
CrPC, 1973
Start Practicing
CrPCChapter XXIXSection 387
Section387

Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court

AI Assist

Summary

Judgment rules used in original criminal courts apply, as far as practicable, to judgments on appeal by a Sessions Court or Chief Judicial Magistrate. The appellate court may alter those rules if needed. Unless the appellate court otherwise directs, the accused need not be brought up or required to attend to hear the judgment.

Example

Priya was convicted by a magistrate and appealed to the Sessions Court. The appellate judge follows the same judgment procedure as in the trial court, and unless the appellate court specifically directs otherwise, Priya will not be required to be brought to court to hear the judgment.

Bare Act

Enacted text

The rules contained in Chapter XXVII as to the judgment of a Criminal Court of original jurisdiction shall apply, so far as may be practicable, to the judgment in appeal of a Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate:

Provided that unless the Appellate Court otherwise directs, the accused shall not be brought up, or required to attend, to hear judgment delivered.

Keep going
Newsletter

Join the top 1% of law aspirants

Get weekly high-yield legal updates, landmark judgment breakdowns, and smart prep strategies sent straight to your inbox.

We never share your email.

Previous year papers

Pick your exam. we'll email the most recent paper.

Download previous year papers

For

We'll never share your email. Promise.

XXIX

Chapter XXIX

Appeals

In this chapter

  • 372No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
  • 373Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
  • 374Appeals from convictions
  • 375No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
  • 376No appeal in petty cases
  • 377Appeal by the State Government against sentence
  • 378Appeal in case of acquittal
  • 379Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
  • 380Special right of appeal in certain cases
  • 381Appeal to Court of Session how heard
  • 382Petition of appeal
  • 383Procedure when appellant in jail
  • 384Summary dismissal of appeal
  • 385Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
  • 386Powers of the Appellate Court
  • 387Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
  • 388Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
  • 389Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
  • 390Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
  • 391Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
  • 392Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
  • 393Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
  • 394Abatement of appeals
Previous · Section 386Powers of the Appellate CourtNext · Section 388Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court