BNSS Section 415: Appeals from convictions
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 31: Appeals
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¶415.
(1) Any person convicted on a trial held by a High Court in its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court.
¶(2) Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or on a trial held by any other Court in which a sentence of imprisonment for more than seven years has been passed against him or against any other person convicted at the same trial, may appeal to the High Court.
¶(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), any person,—
¶(a) convicted on a trial held by Magistrate of the first class, or of the second class; or
¶(b) sentenced under section 364; or
¶(c) in respect of whom an order has been made or a sentence has been passed under section 401 by any Magistrate, may appeal to the Court of Session.
¶(4) When an appeal has been filed against a sentence passed under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 67, section 68, section 70 or section 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the appeal shall be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal.
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces CrPC 374. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 413. No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
- 414. Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
- 416. No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- 417. No appeal in petty cases
- 418. Appeal by State Government against sentence
- 419. Appeal in case of acquittal
- 420. Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
- 421. Special right of appeal in certain cases
- 422. Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- 423. Petition of appeal
- 424. Procedure when appellant in jail
- 425. Summary dismissal of appeal
- 426. Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- 427. Powers of Appellate Court
- 428. Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
- 429. Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- 430. Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- 431. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- 432. Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- 433. Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- 434. Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- 435. Abatement of appeals