Judgment.

What this section does

Every judgment in a Criminal Court of original jurisdiction must be pronounced in open Court by the presiding officer either immediately after trial concludes or within 45 days thereafter, by delivering, reading out, or summarising the operative part of the judgment. The accused in custody must be brought to hear the judgment in person or via audio-video means, and a copy of the judgment must be made available free of cost to parties, with upload to the court portal within seven days as far as practicable.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Presiding Officer · Accused · Advocate

Time limit

Judgment must be pronounced within 45 days of conclusion of trial; copy to be uploaded on court portal within 7 days of judgment

Derived from CrPC s.353.