Section 28: Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
the Code of Criminal Procedure ActUnion territory Act of Delhi · Act 2 of 1974
Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
1. Ins. by Act 5 of 2009, s. 4 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009).
2. Subs.by Act 13 of 2013, s. 11, for ―offence under section 376 and sections 376A to 376D of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)‖ (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).
3. Subs. by Act 22 of 2019, s. 10, for ―section 376A, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D‖ (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).
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(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.
(3) An Assistant Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding ten years.
