When a sentence of ______ is passed by the High Court, a certified copy of the judgment shall be…

The proviso to CrPC section 363(2) requires an immediate free certified judgment copy when the High Court passes or confirms a death sentence, whether or not the accused applies. Subsection (1) separately gives a free copy upon an imprisonment sentence, but the question’s specific High Court automatic certified-copy language is the death-sentence proviso.

Current law: BNSS section 404(1)–(2) retains the distinct imprisonment-copy duty and the automatic certified death-judgment copy proviso; section 531 saves specified pending CrPC proceedings.