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CrPC, 1973
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CrPCChapter XXIXSection 388
Section388

Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court

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Summary

When the High Court decides an appeal under this Chapter it must send its judgment or order to the court that made the original finding, sentence or order. If that court is a Judicial Magistrate (not the Chief Judicial Magistrate) the order goes via the Chief Judicial Magistrate; if it is an Executive Magistrate it goes via the District Magistrate. The receiving court must then give effect to the High Court’s order and amend its record if needed.

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Rohan was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate for a petty offence and appealed. The High Court reduced his sentence and certified its order to the trial court; because the trial court was a Judicial Magistrate (not the Chief Judicial Magistrate), the order was sent via the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The trial court amended its record and applied the new sentence.

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(1) Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court’s judgment or order shall be sent through the Chief Judicial Magistrate; and if such Court is that of an Executive Magistrate, the High Court’s judgment or order shall be sent through the District Magistrate.

(2) The Court to which the High Court certifies its judgment or order shall thereupon make such orders as arc conformable to the judgment or order of the High Court; and, if necessary, the record shall be amended in accordance therewith.

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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
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