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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1973

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 396

Disposal of Case According to Decision of High Court

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 396 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Disposal of Case According to Decision of High Court. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.

(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 396 provide?

Section Section 396 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Disposal of Case According to Decision of High Court) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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