Pronouncement of judgment requires open-court delivery, immediate availability and attendance rules for accused and formal signatures. Procedural requirements for pronouncement of judgment in criminal trials: judgments must be pronounced in open court immediately or within a short period with notice, by delivering the whole text, reading it aloud, or reading the operative part with explanation in a language understood by the accused. The presiding officer must sign and date the judgment and its pages as required; courts must make judgments available free of cost and, where practicable, upload them promptly. Rules govern attendance of accused and provide that absence or defects in notice do not alone invalidate the judgment.