Section
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Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
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If the Appellate Court does not dismiss the appeal summarily, it shall cause notice of the time and place at which such appeal will be heard to be given-
(i) To the appellant or his pleader;
(ii) To such officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf,
(iii) If the appeal is from a judgment of conviction in a case instituted upon complaint to the complainant;
(iv) If the appeal is under section 377 or section 378, to the accused, and shall furnish such officer, complainant and accused with a copy of the grounds of appeal.
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The Appellate Court shall then send for the record or the case if such record is not already available in that court and hear the parties:
Provided that if the appeal is only as to the extent or the legality of the sentence, the court may dispose of the appeal without sending for the record.
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Where the only ground for appeal from a conviction is the alleged severity of the sentence, the appellant shall not except with the leave of the court urge or be heard in support of any other, ground.
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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Judgement(s) Found in :
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 385