https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174593 Criminal appellate procedure may regulate the exercise of the substantive right of appeal under Article 134 and the Enlargement Act, but cannot extinguish that right. Order XXI Rule 15(1)(c) and section 384 are valid only when read down: summary dismissal must be confined to appeals raising no real point or plainly frivolous claims. Fair procedure under Article 21 is context-dependent. First appeals involving a death sentence or life imprisonment first imposed by the High Court ordinarily require the record, notice to the State and recorded reasons, although a full hearing, complete record, notice and speaking order are not mandatory in every appeal. Procedural powers of preliminary hearing and summary dismissal therefore remain restricted by these safeguards. en-us Wed, 24 Jan 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:21:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174593 Criminal appellate procedure may regulate the exercise of the substantive right of appeal under Article 134 and the Enlargement Act, but cannot extinguish that right. Order XXI Rule 15(1)(c) and section 384 are valid only when read down: summary dismissal must be confined to appeals raising no real point or plainly frivolous claims. Fair procedure under Article 21 is context-dependent. First appeals involving a death sentence or life imprisonment first imposed by the High Court ordinarily require the record, notice to the State and recorded reasons, although a full hearing, complete record, notice and speaking order are not mandatory in every appeal. Procedural powers of preliminary hearing and summary dismissal therefore remain restricted by these safeguards. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Jan 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174593