Section 415 of BNSS : Section 415: Appeals from convictions.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: Rajesh was convicted by the High Court of Delhi under its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction for a serious financial fraud case. He believes that the conviction was unjust and wants to challenge it.

Application of Section 415: Rajesh can appeal to the Supreme Court of India against his conviction by the High Court of Delhi.

Example 2:

Scenario: Priya was convicted by a Sessions Judge in Mumbai for a crime and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. She believes there were errors in the trial and wants to appeal the conviction.

Application of Section 415: Priya can appeal to the High Court of Bombay against her conviction and the sentence passed by the Sessions Judge.

Example 3:

Scenario: Anil was convicted by a Magistrate of the first class in Bangalore for a minor theft and was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment. He believes the evidence was not properly considered and wants to appeal.

Application of Section 415: Anil can appeal to the Court of Session against his conviction and sentence passed by the Magistrate of the first class.

Example 4:

Scenario: Sunita was convicted by a Magistrate of the second class in Chennai and was sentenced under section 364 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. She feels the sentence was too harsh and wants to appeal.

Application of Section 415: Sunita can appeal to the Court of Session against her sentence passed under section 364 by the Magistrate of the second class.

Example 5:

Scenario: Vikram was convicted and sentenced under section 65 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, by a Magistrate in Kolkata. He filed an appeal against the sentence.

Application of Section 415: The appeal filed by Vikram must be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal.