When an appeal under this Chapter is heard by a High Court before a Bench of
Judges and they are divided in opinion, the appeal, with their opinions, shall be laid before
another Judge of that Court, and that Judge, after such hearing as he thinks fit, shall deliver
his opinion, and the judgment or order shall follow that opinion:
Provided that if one of the Judges constituting the Bench, or, where the appeal is laid
before another Judge under this section, that Judge, so requires, the appeal shall be
re-heard and decided by a larger Bench of Judges.
Home The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 Section 433. Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided.