Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 406 in BNSS
§ 406 CrPC→§ 447 BNSS
Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals. Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals) corresponds to Section 447 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 389 | Suspension of sentence pending appeal | 430 |
| 397 | Calling for records to exercise powers of revision | 438 |
| 401 | High Court's powers of revision | 442 |
| 407 | Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals | 448 |
| 408 | Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals | 449 |
| 427 | Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence | 467 |
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