Section 393: Finality of judgments and orders on appeal

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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

Judgments and orders passed by an Appellate Court upon an appeal shall be final, except in the cases provided for in section 377, section 378, sub-section (4) of section 384 or Chapter XXX:

Provided that notwithstanding the final disposal of an appeal against conviction in any case, the Appellate Court may hear and dispose of, on the merits,

(a) an appeal against acquittal under section 378, arising out of the same case, or

(b) an appeal for the enhancement of sentence under section 377, arising out of the same case.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section	393
Marginal note	Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	2

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APPA/943/2016 of KUMAR BHIMRAO PAWAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-08-02

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