Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation. In cases submitted by the Court of Session to the High Court for the confirmation of a sentence of death, the proper officer of the High Court shall, without delay, after the order of confirmation or other order has been made by the High Court, send either physically, or through electronic means, a The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
In cases submitted by the Court of Session to the High Court for the confirmation of a sentence of death, the proper officer of the High Court shall, without delay, after the order of confirmation or other order has been made by the High Court, send either physically, or through electronic means, a copy of the order, under the seal of the High Court and attested with his official signature, to the Court of Session.
Section 412, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 371 Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Prem Kumar vs State and Anr.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 371, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
A criminal miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code will be dismissed when the petitioner fails to remove procedural defects pointed out by the court office within a reasonable time and when the petitioner has been declared an absconder in the underlying criminal proceedings, as such circumstances demonstrate lack of diligence and compliance with court procedures, and the High Court will not exercise its inherent powers to interfere in such cases.
On this section: The petitioner had filed an application under Section 371 Criminal Procedure Code before the trial court, which was rejected. This rejection was challenged in the revision petition before the Sessions Judge.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 412
What have the courts held on Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Prem Kumar vs State and Anr. (16 Jan 2017) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 371, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: The petitioner had filed an application under Section 371 Criminal Procedure Code before the trial court, which was rejected. This rejection was challenged in the revision petition before the Sessions Judge.
How do I find court cases under Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 412, section 412 BNSS, section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type 407 to 412 bnss. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Prem Kumar vs State and Anr. (16 Jan 2017).
What should I read with Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 371 (Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 412 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 412, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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