Section 403: Court not to alter judgment

Earlier law: CrPC section 362 (Court not to alter judgment)

In plain words

Once a court has signed its judgment or final order, it cannot alter or review it, except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error, unless the law provides otherwise.

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Official text

Save as otherwise provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.

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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 403

State of Rajasthan v. Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi and Others
2025 INSC 12058 October 2025Disposed of

Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in reviewing its earlier orders while exercising jurisdiction u/s.528 BNSS [s.482 CrPC]