Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXI: Appeals
Section 420: Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
In plain words
If the High Court on appeal reverses an acquittal, convicts the accused, and sentences them to death, imprisonment for life or ten years or more, the accused can appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Official text
Where the High Court has, on appeal, reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and convicted him and sentenced him to death or to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term of ten years or more, he may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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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 420
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