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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Court of Session convicts an accused on a valid…

Section 416(ii) allows an otherwise available appeal as to the extent or legality of the sentence after a Court of Session convicts on a valid guilty plea.

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Court of Session convicts an accused on a valid guilty plea. Assuming an appeal would otherwise be available, what may the accused appeal?

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Section 416(ii) allows an otherwise available appeal as to the extent or legality of the sentence after a Court of Session convicts on a valid guilty plea.

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Option A

Section 416 bars a merits appeal against conviction on a valid guilty plea.

Option B

Section 416(ii) limits the surviving appeal to the extent or legality of the sentence.

Option C

The exception under section 416(ii) is about sentence. It gives no right to demand a full trial.

Option D

Section 416(ii) preserves the appeal on the extent or legality of the sentence where an appeal is otherwise available.

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