CrPC 28 vs BNSS 22: Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 22 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 59% of the old wording is kept; 31 words removed and nothing added.
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CrPC section 28Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law. (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.
BNSS section 22Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law. (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.
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