Subject to any express authority in the Sanhita or another law, after signing its judgment or final…
Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 permits correction of a clerical or arithmetical error after a court signs its final judgment or order. Apart…
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Subject to any express authority in the Sanhita or another law, after signing its judgment or final order disposing of a case, what may a criminal court do under section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
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Correct answer A
Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 permits correction of a clerical or arithmetical error after a court signs its final judgment or order. Apart from express authority in the Sanhita or another law, it does not confer a general power to alter or review the merits.
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Option A
Clerical or arithmetical correction is the express exception in section 403.
Option B
A general alteration of legal findings is not the stated corrective power.
Option C
A general factual review is not the stated corrective power.
Option D
A general review of the ratio is not the stated corrective power.
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