Summary dismissal of appeal.

What this section does

An Appellate Court may summarily dismiss an appeal if, on examining the petition and judgment copy, it finds no sufficient ground for interference, subject to safeguards including a reasonable opportunity of hearing. Appeals filed by jailed appellants cannot be dismissed summarily until the appeal period has expired, and the court must record reasons if it is a Sessions Court or Chief Judicial Magistrate. If a jail-filed appeal is dismissed summarily but a separately filed petition under section 423 was not considered, the court may still hear and dispose of that petition in the interests of justice.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Appellate Court · Appellant · Advocate · Sessions Judge · Chief Judicial Magistrate

Time limit

Appeal period must have expired before a jail-filed appeal (s.424) can be summarily dismissed

Derived from CrPC s.384.