Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 407 in BNSS
Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals. Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals) corresponds to Section 448 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Which of the following courts can pass a sentence of death?
Answer & explanation
Court of Session, subject to confirmation by the High Court
A sentence of death passed by a Sessions Court must be submitted for confirmation and shall not be executed until confirmed by the High Court.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 397 | Calling for records to exercise powers of revision | 438 |
| 401 | High Court's powers of revision | 442 |
| 406 | Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals | 447 |
| 408 | Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals | 449 |
| 427 | Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence | 467 |
| 432 | Power to suspend or remit sentences | 473 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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