Lawgist14Appeal
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, an appeal shall lie as a matter of right from any judgment, sentence or order, not being interlocutory order, of a Special Court to the Supreme Court both on facts and on law.
(2) Except as aforesaid, no appeal or revision shall lie to any court from any judgment, sentence or order of a Special Court.
(3) Every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a period of thirty days from the date of the judgment, sentence or order appealed from:
Provided that the Supreme Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the period of thirty days.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Declaration of terrorist affected area
- 4 Establishment of Special Courts
- 5 Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Courts
- 6 Place of sitting
- 7 Jurisdiction of Special Court
- 8 Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
- 9 Public Prosecutors
- 10 Procedure and powers of Special Courts
- 11 Power of Supreme Court to transfer case
- 12 Protection of witnesses
- 13 Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- 14 Appeal
- 15 Modified application of certain provisions of the Code
- 15A Abolition of certain Special Courts
- 16 Overriding effect of Act
- 17 Delegation
- 18 Power to make rules
- 19 Saving
- 20 Amendment of Act 1 of 1872
- 21 Repeal and saving
