Gujarat High Court Directs All Criminal Appeals After 1st July 2024 To Be Filed Under Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)

The Gujarat High Court has issued a circular stating that all criminal appeals filed on or after July 1, 2024, will be governed by the provisions of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, regardless of whether the judgement of conviction was passed before or after this date.

Additionally, the court clarified that all applications and steps taken in appeals filed before July 1, 2024, will continue to be governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The court further stated that appeals or applications filed before July 1, 2024, and pending under office objection until that date, shall not be dismissed for being filed under the old provisions. Instead, the court will allow amendments or corrections to the memo of appeal or application to align with the new provisions under the BNSS, 2023.

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