Section 388 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

388.Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.-

(1) Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the Chief Judicial Magistrate; and if such Court is that of an Executive Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the District Magistrate.

(2) The case of an appeal by a convicted person to a Court subordinate thereto.

(3) Where the convicted person satisfies the Court by which he is convicted that he intends to present an appeal, the Court shall,-

(i) where such person, being on bail, is sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or

(ii)where the offence of which such person has been convicted is a bailable one, and he is on bail, Court to which the High Court certifies its judgment or order shall thereupon makes such orders as are conformable to the judgment or order of the High Court; and, if necessary, the record shall be amended in accordance therewith.