Powers of Appellate Court.

What this section does

After hearing the parties, the Appellate Court may dismiss the appeal or exercise a range of powers: in acquittal appeals it may reverse the order and direct retrial or find the accused guilty; in conviction appeals it may acquit, alter the finding, or alter the sentence (but not enhance it without opportunity to show cause); in sentence-enhancement appeals it may enhance or reduce the sentence; and in other order appeals it may alter or reverse the order. The court cannot inflict greater punishment than the original court could have imposed.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Appellate Court · Appellant · Advocate · Public Prosecutor · Accused

Derived from CrPC s.386.