CrPC § 423 — Powers of Appellate Court in disposing of appeal

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Appellate Court shall then send for
the record of the case, if such record is not already in Court. After perusing such record, and hearing the
appellant or his pleader, if he appears, and the Public Prosecutor, if he appears, and, in case of an appeal
under 4[section 411A, sub-section

(2) or section 417], the accused, if he appears, the Court may, if it
considers that there is no sufficient ground for interfering, dismiss the appeal, or may-
(a) in an appeal from an order of acquittal, reverse such order and direct that further inquiry be
made, or that the accused be retried or
[sent for trial to the Court of Session or the High Court]
as the case may be, or find him guilty and pass sentence on him according to law ;
(b) in an appeal from a conviction,

(1) reverse the finding and sentence, and acquit or discharge the
accused, or order him to be retried by a Court of competent jurisdiction subordinate to such
Appellate Court or
[sent] for trial, or

(2) alter the finding, maintaining the sentence, or, with or
without altering the finding, reduce the sentence, or,

(3) with or without such reduction and with
or without altering the finding, alter the nature of the sentence, but, subject to the provisions of
section 106, sub-section

(3), not so as to enhance the same ;
(c) in an appeal from any other order, alter or reverse such order ;
(d) make any amendment or any consequential or incidental order that may be just or proper.
* * * * * * *

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.423: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 157, 158, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

Verification status: verified · Text status: auto_transcribed_verified_source

The record cites an official source, but its transcription is automated or only partly checked; a human re-check is pending.

Official Urdu text status: pending_official_urdu_text. Where official Urdu wording has not been sourced, Qanoon does not substitute an unverified translation for the statutory text.

Historical text notes

1 historical record is linked to this section. Historical wording may be incomplete or pending verification; it is not presented as current law.

• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 157, 158) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

Read this provision with care

This is a public reference to a stored statute record, not legal advice or a case-specific interpretation. Check the latest official gazette, applicable amendments and jurisdiction before relying on the text. A citation and verification label describe the record in this app; they cannot confirm that no later change has occurred. For a real legal matter, consult a licensed advocate.

Use the full CrPC section index to compare nearby provisions, or return to search.