Section 375: No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 374, where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted on such plea, there shall be no appeal,---

(a) if the conviction is by a High Court; or

(b) if the conviction is by a Court of Session, Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first or second class, except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section	375
Marginal note	No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	7

Judgments that turned on this provision

CR. REV./977/2025 of Nirala Yadav @ Raja Ram Yadav @ Ramraj Yadav Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-18
CR. REV./994/2025 of Nirala Yadav @ Raja Ram Yadav @ Ramraj Yadav Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-17
CRA(SB)/14/2024 of SUSHOMA BISWAS AND ORS Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-05-03
CRA(SB)/9/2024 of RASIDA BEGUM Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-05-03

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