If the appellant is in jail, he may present his petition of appeal and the copies accompanying the same to the officer in charge of the jail, who shall thereupon forward such petition and copies to the proper Appellate Court.
STATE AMENDMENTS
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (U.T.).
In section 383, the following words shall be inserted at the end, namely: --
"or if, by reason of the weather, transport or other difficulties, it is not
possible to forward them to the proper Appellate Court they shall be forwarded
to the Administrator or an Executive Magistrate, not below the rank of a
Sub-Divisional Magistrate, who shall, on receipt of such petition of appeal and
copies, record thereon the date of receipt thereof and thereafter forward the
same to the proper Appellate Court.".
[Vide Andaman and Nicobar Islands (U.T.). Act 1 of 1974, s. 5.]
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
381 CrPC Appeal to Court of Session how heard
383 CrPC Procedure when appellant in jail
384 CrPC Summary dismissal of appeal
385 CrPC Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
386 CrPC Powers of the Appellate Court
387 CrPC Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court
388 CrPC Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
389 CrPC Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail