Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 408 in BNSS
§ 408 CrPC→§ 449 BNSS
Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals. Section 408 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals) corresponds to Section 449 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | High Court's powers of revision | 442 |
| 406 | Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals | 447 |
| 407 | Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals | 448 |
| 427 | Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence | 467 |
| 432 | Power to suspend or remit sentences | 473 |
| 433 | Power to commute sentence | 474 |
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