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Under the principle laid down by the Supreme Court of India in Navjot Singh Sidhu v. State of Punjab…

In Navjot Singh Sidhu v. State of Punjab (2007), the Supreme Court held that an Appellate Court has the power under the provision for suspension of sentence pending appeal —…

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Under the principle laid down by the Supreme Court of India in Navjot Singh Sidhu v. State of Punjab (2007), which of the following holds true regarding an Appellate Court's power under the provision for suspension of sentence pending appeal (now Section 430 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023)?

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In Navjot Singh Sidhu v. State of Punjab (2007), the Supreme Court held that an Appellate Court has the power under the provision for suspension of sentence pending appeal — now Section 430 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) — to suspend or stay not only the execution of the sentence but also the order of conviction in exceptional cases, provided the convict specifically draws the attention of the court to the specific consequences that will arise if the conviction is not suspended. The other options misstate the scope of Section 430.

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