CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
| Provision of law | Limitation | Court Fees | Special Instructions | |
| Appeal from conviction by a Sessions Judge or by any other court where a sentence is more than seven years [Crl.A.No… of year] | Sec. 374 (2) | Sixty Days from the date of
order. [Art.115 (b)( I) of the Limitation Act |
Rs.5/- Schedule II Article 3(iii)(b) of the Kerala Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act. |
Delay in filing can be condoned under Sec.5 of the Limitation Act |
| Appeal from
acquittal [Crl.A. No…..of year ] |
Sec.378 | 90 Days from
the date of order Art.114(a) of the Limitation Act |
Schedule II , Art.3(iii) (b) of the Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act. [Rs.5/-] | Special Leave has to be obtained under sec.378(4) and Appeal has to be filed within 30 days from the date of grant of Special Leave. |
| Special Leave petition for
filing Appeal against acquittal [Numbered as Crl.MC No…..of Year] |
Sec.378(4) | 6 Months where the Complainant is a public servant.60 Days in any other case. | Schedule II , Art.(11) (t) of the Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act. [Rs.2/- ] | Delay can be condoned under Sec.5 of the Limitation Act |
| Petition invoking the inherent powers of the High Court .[Numbered as Criminal Miscellaneous Case no…..of year ] | Sec.482 | No time limit | Rs.2/- Schedule II Article 11 (t) of the Kerala Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act. |
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| Reference to the High Court Numbered as Crl.Reference no……of year |
Sec.395 | |||
| Revision by the High Court Numbered as Crl.R.P No…..of year |
Sec.397 & 401 | 90 Days from the date of order. | In Revision the High Court cannot convert an acquittal into a conviction. | |
| Revision of the order passed under Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure[Numbered as R.P.(Family Court) no….of year] | Sec.19 (4) of the Family Courts Act,1984. | Not applicable | No revision against an interlocutory order. The Revision is to be heard by a single judge hearing criminal matters. | |
| Petition for Anticipatory Bail | Sec.438 | Parallel jurisdiction with the Sessions Court | ||
| Petition for Bail from the High Court. [Numbered as Crl.MC No….of year] | Sec.439 | Parallel jurisdiction with the Sessions Court | ||
| Petition for transfer of the case from one district to another [ Crl.M.C.No…….of 1999] | Sec.407 | Transfer can be made on application or on report from lower court or suo motu by the High Court. |
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS [Numbered as Crl.M.P.No………of year]
| Petition for Suspending the
sentence in Revision |
Sec.397 | Court Fees Rs.2/- |
| Petition for Stay of the trial court proceedings. | Sec.482 |