Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily.

What this section does

If the appeal is not summarily dismissed, the Appellate Court must give notice of the hearing to the appellant or advocate, the State Government's appointed officer, the complainant (in complaint cases), and the accused (in appeals under sections 418 or 419). The court then sends for the record and hears the parties, though it may dispose of sentence-only appeals without calling for the record. Where the sole ground of appeal is severity of sentence, the appellant may not urge other grounds without the court's leave.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Appellate Court · Appellant · Advocate · State Government officer · Complainant · Accused · Public Prosecutor

Derived from CrPC s.385.