(1)Subject to sections 374, 375 and 376, a person who is not satisfied with any judgment, sentence or order of a trial court in a criminal case or matter to which he2021the person2021 is a party may appeal to the appellate court against that judgment, sentence or order in respect of any error in law or in fact, or in an appeal against sentence, on the ground that the sentence imposed is manifestly excessive or manifestly inadequate.
Section history
Section 377 — Procedure for appeal
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Subsection (2) — Original text to 1 January 2013superseded
(2)A notice of appeal against any judgment, sentence or order of the trial court must be lodged by the appellant within 14 days with the Registrar of the Supreme Court (if the trial court is the High Court) or the Registrar of the Subordinate Courts (if the trial court is a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court), from the date of that judgment, sentence or order.
Subsection (2) — From 1 January 2013 (current)rewritten by Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2012, Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2012
(2)A notice of appeal against any judgment, sentence or order of the trial court must be lodged by the appellant with the Registrar of the Supreme Court (if the trial court is the General Division of the 2021High Court) or the Registrar of the Subordinate2014State2014 Courts (if the trial court is a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court) —
(a)in the case of an appeal against conviction, or an appeal against conviction and sentence, within 14 days after the date of the sentence; and
(b)in any other case, within 14 days after the date of the judgment, sentence or order.
(3)Every notice of appeal must —
(a)state shortly the substance of the judgment, sentence or order appealed against;
(b)contain an address at which any notice or document connected with the appeal may be served upon the appellant or upon his2021the appellant’s2021 advocate; and
(c)unless it is given orally under section 381, be signed by the appellant or his2021the appellant’s2021 advocate.
(4)In the case of an appeal by the Public Prosecutor under this Part against the judgment, sentence or order of the General Division of the 2021High Court hearing a criminal case, the notice of appeal shall2021must2021 be signed by him2021the Public Prosecutor2021 only.
(5)After the notice of appeal has been lodged in accordance with subsection (2) by an appellant who is an accused or a complainant, the Registrar of the Supreme Court (if the trial court is the General Division of the 2021High Court) or the Registrar of the Subordinate2014State2014 Courts (if the trial court is a Magistrate’s Court or District Court) must, as soon as possible, serve on the appellant or his2021the appellant’s2021 advocate at the address mentioned in the notice of appeal, a notice that a copy each of the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision are available and can be had on applying for the same.
(6)Where2012Subject to subsection (6A), where2012 an appellant makes an application pursuant to subsection (5), he2021the2021 shall2021appellant must2021 be served with a copy each of the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision upon the payment of the prescribed fee, unless the Registrar of the Subordinate Courts or the Registrar of the Supreme Court, as the case may be, for some special reason thinks it fit to furnish them free of charge2012.
(6A)The Registrar of the Subordinate2014State2014 Courts or the Registrar of the Supreme Court,2021Court2021 as2021(as2021 the case may be,2021be)2021 may, as he or she2021 thinks fit, furnish copies of the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision free of charge in any specific case or category of cases.
(7)After the notice of appeal has been lodged in accordance with subsection (2) by an appellant who is the Public Prosecutor, the Registrar of the Supreme Court (if the trial court is the General Division of the 2021High Court) or the Registrar of the Subordinate2014State2014 Courts (if the trial court is a Magistrate’s Court or District Court) must, as soon as possible, serve on the Public Prosecutor a copy each of the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision free of charge.