BNSS · Section 440 · Chapter XXXII — REFERENCE AND REVISION

Sessions Judge's powers of revision.

What this section does

In proceedings whose record the Sessions Judge has called for, the Sessions Judge may exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the High Court under section 442(1). The procedural provisions of section 442(2)–(5) apply mutatis mutandis to such revision proceedings before the Sessions Judge. The Sessions Judge's decision on a revision application is final in relation to the applicant, and no further revision at that person's instance shall be entertained by the High Court or any other Court.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Sessions Judge · High Court

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.399.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 440, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 440 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.