Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 368 in BNSS
§ 368 CrPC→§ 409 BNSS
Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction. Section 368 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction) corresponds to Section 409 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 360 | Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition | 401 |
| 362 | Court not to alter judgment | 403 |
| 366 | Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation | 407 |
| 372 | No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided | 413 |
| 374 | Appeals from convictions | 415 |
| 377 | Appeal by the State Government against sentence | 418 |
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