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Court not to alter judgment

Full Text

Save as otherwise provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.

Plain English Summary

Strictly prohibits criminal courts from altering or reviewing a signed judgment, except for correcting clerical or mathematical mistakes.

Key Legal Elements

  • Signed judgment is final
  • No power of substantive review
  • Exception for clerical/arithmetical errors only
  • Subject to specific provisions of BNSS or other laws

Practical Note

Criminal courts do not have the power of substantive review. Once a judgment is signed, the court becomes 'functus officio'. Any substantial grievance must be addressed through appeal or revision in a higher court.

हिंदी पाठ

इस संहिता द्वारा या तत्समय प्रवृत्त किसी अन्य विधि द्वारा जैसा अन्यथा उपबंधित है उसके सिवाय, कोई भी न्यायालय, जब उसने किसी मामले को निपटाने वाले अपने निर्णय या अंतिम आदेश पर हस्ताक्षर कर दिए हैं, तब उसमें लिपिकीय या गणितीय भूल को ठीक करने के सिवाय कोई परिवर्तन या उसका पुनर्विलोकन नहीं करेगा।