(3) Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in any Act or Regulation, an appeal under this section
shall be heard by a Division Court of the High Court composed of not less than two judges, being judges
other than the judge or judges by whom the original trial was held ; and if the constitution of such a Division
Court is impracticable, the High Court shall report the circumstances to the Provincial Government which
shall take action with a view to the transfer of the appeal under section 527 to another High Court.
(4) Subject to such rules as may from time to time be made by 1[the 2[Supreme Court]] in this behalf, and
to such conditions as the High Court may establish or require, an appeal shall lie to 1[the 2[Supreme Court]]
from any order made on appeal under subsection (1) by a Division Court of the High Court in respect of
which order the High Court declares that the matter is a fit one for such appeal.]
412. No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore
contained where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted by 3[a High Court], a Court
of Session 4* * *or Magistrate of the first class on such plea, there shall be no appeal except as to the extent
or legality of the sentence.
413. No appeal in petty cases. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, there shall be no
appeal by a convicted person in cases in which 5[a High Court passes a sentence of imprisonment not
exceeding six months only or of fine not exceeding two hundred rupees only or in which] a Court of Session
6
* * *passes a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding one month only, or 7[in which a Court of Session or
8[a] Magistrate of the first class passes a sentence] of fine not exceeding fifty rupees only 9* * *.
Explanation. There is no appeal from a sentence of imprisonment passed by such Court or Magistrate
in default of payment of fine when no substantive sentence of imprisonment has also been passed.
414. No appeal from certain summary convictions. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained,
there shall be no appeal by a convicted person in any case tried summarily in which a Magistrate
empowered to act under section 260 passes a sentence 10* * * of fine not exceeding 11[two thousand] rupees
only 9* * * .
11[414A. No appeal from certain summary convictions under the law relating to price control.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code or any other law for the time being in force, there shall be
no appeal by a convicted person in any case tried summarily in which a Special Magistrate appointed under
section 14A passes a sentence of fine not exceeding five thousand rupees under the Price Control and
Prevention of Profiteering and Hoarding Act, 1977 (XXIX of 1977) or under any other Federal law or
Provincial law relating to price control.]
1 Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s.4 and III Sch., for “His Majesty in Council”.
2 Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art.2 and Sch., for “Federal Court”.
3 Ins. by the Criminal Procedure Amendement Act, 1943 (26 of 1943), s.3.
4 The words “or any Presidency Magistrate” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
5 Ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure Amendement Act, 1943 (26 of 1943), s.4.
6 The words “or the District Magistrate or other Magistrate of the first class” rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923 (12 of 1923), s. 24.
7 Ins., ibid.
8 Subs. by Ord. 12 of 1972, s.2 and sch.
9 The words “or of whipping only “ rep., ibid.
10 The words “of imprisonment not exceeding three months only, or “ rep. ibid., s. 25.
11 Subs. and ins. by Act III of 2006, S.21.
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