Section28
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026

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Section 28 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass. A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.

(1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.

(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.

(3) An Assistant Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding ten years.

Section 28, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

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  1. s. 484 Repeal and savings

Questions about Section 28

What does Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass". A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.

How do I find court cases under Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

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: Code Criminal Procedure 1973 28, section 28 Code Criminal Procedure 1973, section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

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