BNSS Section 416: No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 31: Appeals
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¶416. Notwithstanding anything in section 415, where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted on such plea, there shall be no appeal,—
(i) if the conviction is by a High Court; or
(ii) if the conviction is by a Court of Session or Magistrate of the first or second class, except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces CrPC 375. 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
- 415. Appeals from convictions
- 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