Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Appeals from convictions ensure tiered appellate review based on trial forum and sentence, with expedited disposal for listed sentences. The section allocates appellate jurisdiction based on the forum and sentence severity: trials by a High Court in original criminal jurisdiction may be appealed to the Supreme Court; convictions by Sessions Judges or courts imposing sentences above the statutory threshold may be appealed to the High Court; convictions or orders from magistrates and specified magistrate sentences are appealable to the Court of Session. Specified sentencing appeals must be disposed within six months of filing.
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Appeals from convictions ensure tiered appellate review based on trial forum and sentence, with expedited disposal for listed sentences.
The section allocates appellate jurisdiction based on the forum and sentence severity: trials by a High Court in original criminal jurisdiction may be appealed to the Supreme Court; convictions by Sessions Judges or courts imposing sentences above the statutory threshold may be appealed to the High Court; convictions or orders from magistrates and specified magistrate sentences are appealable to the Court of Session. Specified sentencing appeals must be disposed within six months of filing.
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