Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
Section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499. Any person aggrieved by an order made by a Court or Magistrate under section 498 or section 499, may appeal against it to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the former Court. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by a Court or Magistrate under section 498 or section 499, may appeal against it to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the former Court.
(2) On such appeal, the Appellate Court may direct the order to be stayed pending disposal of the appeal, or may modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just.
(3) The powers referred to in sub-section (2) may also be exercised by a Court of appeal, confirmation or revision while dealing with the case in which the order referred to in sub-section (1) was made.
Section 500, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 454 Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453 Text carried over almost unchanged 99%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
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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G.suma vs The State of Ap.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 454, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Interim custody of seized property can be granted to a legal heir or interested party pending criminal trial, subject to: (a) preparation of detailed panchanama with photographs; (b) furnishing of adequate security through immovable property bonds; (c) execution of undertaking to produce property as and when required; (d) undertaking that photographs and panchanama may be marked as evidence if property cannot be produced at trial; and (e) compliance with other terms and conditions imposed by the Court. The property remains under custodia legis and Court's control, and the owner should not suffer merely because the property is seized as evidence in a criminal case.
On this section: Right of appeal against orders under Section 452 and 453
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Vilas Bhai vs State& ANR.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 454, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The appellate court's power to remand a matter to the trial court is implicit in the wide powers conferred under Section 454(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code to 'modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just.' This power applies to appeals filed by persons aggrieved by orders under Section 452 or 453, and is not restricted by the limitations of Section 386, which applies only to appeals by the Public Prosecutor or accused persons. When there are rival claims to recovered property, the appellate court may remand the matter to the trial court to decide the ownership after hearing all parties.
On this section: Central provision in the case. Section 454 provides for appeals by any person aggrieved by orders made under Section 452 or 453. The court held that Section 454(2) confers wide powers on the appellate court to 'modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just,' which implicitly includes the power to remand.
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Dalpat Bhai vs State& ANR.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 454, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The power of an appellate court under Section 454(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code to 'modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just' includes the inherent power to remand a case to the trial court for fresh adjudication, even though the word 'remand' is not explicitly mentioned in Section 454. This power applies to appeals filed by any person aggrieved by an order under Section 452 or 453 Cr.P.C., and is not restricted by Section 386 Cr.P.C., which applies only to appeals by the Public Prosecutor or accused persons. When there are rival claims to seized property, the appellate court may remand the matter to the trial court to properly adjudicate the competing claims after hearing all interested parties.
On this section: Central provision in this case. Court held that Section 454(2) grants appellate courts wide powers to 'modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just', which includes the power to remand cases to trial courts for fresh adjudication.
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Questions about Section 500
What have the courts held on Section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
G.suma vs The State of Ap. (22 Jul 2014) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 454, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Right of appeal against orders under Section 452 and 453. Another 2 judgments on this section are set out below. They run from 2011 to 2014.
How do I find court cases under Section 500 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 500, section 500 BNSS, section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 500 tablet. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 3 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with G.suma vs The State of Ap. (22 Jul 2014).
What should I read with Section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 498 (Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial), section 499 (Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 454 (Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 500 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 500, 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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