[Rev. 2012]
Criminal Procedure Code
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appellant has been properly convicted, either affirm the sentence passed by the
subordinate court or by the first appellate court or pass such other sentence
(whether more or less severe) in substitution therefor as it thinks proper.
(4) Where a party to an appeal has been convicted of an offence and the
subordinate court or the first appellate court could lawfully have found him guilty
of some other offence, and on the finding of the subordinate court or of the first
appellate court it appears to the Court of Appeal that the court must have been
satisfied of facts which proved him guilty of that other offence, the Court of Appeal
may, instead of allowing or dismissing the appeal, substitute for the conviction
entered by the subordinate court or by the first appellate court a conviction of
guilty of that other offence, and pass such sentence in substitution for the sentence
passed by the subordinate court or by the first appellate court as may be warranted
in law for that other offence.
(5) On any appeal brought under this section, the Court of Appeal may,
notwithstanding that it may be of the opinion that the point raised in the appeal
might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if it considers that
no substantial miscarriage of justice has in fact occurred.
(6) Where an appeal under this section is pending, a judge of the High Court
may grant bail to a convicted person who is a party to the appeal.
(7) For the purposes of this section, an order made by the High Court in
the exercise of its revisionary jurisdiction or a decision of the High Court on a
case stated shall be deemed to be a decision of the High Court in its appellate
jurisdiction.
(8) This section shall not apply to—
(a) a decision of the High Court in its appellate Jurisdiction exercised
under section 347(1)(b); or
(b) a refusal by the High Court to admit an appeal out of time under
section 349,
and any such decision or refusal shall be final.
[Act No. 22 of 1959, s. 38, Act No. 13 of 1978, Sch., Act No. 13 of 1982, s. 11.]
Revision
362. Power of High Court to call for records
The High Court may call for and examine the record of any criminal proceedings
before any subordinate court for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the
correctness, legality or propriety of any finding, sentence or order recorded or
passed, and as to the regularity of any proceedings of any such subordinate court.
363. Subordinate court may call for records of inferior court
(1) A subordinate court of the first class may call for and examine the record
of any criminal proceedings of a subordinate court of a lower class than it and
established within its local limits of jurisdiction, for the purpose of satisfying itself as
to the legality, correctness or propriety of any finding, sentence or order recorded
or passed, and as to the regularity of the proceedings.
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