Criminal Procedure Code · s 271

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s 271Dissatisfied person may appeal a

Except as provided for in section 275, the accused person, the complainant or the Public Prosecutor, if he is dissatisfied with any judgment, sentence or order pronounced by any Magistrate in a criminal case or matter to which he is a party, may appeal to the High Court against such judgment, sentence or order for any error in law or in fact, or on the ground of the excessive severity or of the inadequacy of the sentence.