Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section - 354 - Language and contents of judgment

Language and contents of judgment .

354 . (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Code, every judgment referred to in section 353,-

(a)	-	shall be written in the language of the Court ;
(b)	-	shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for the decision ;
(c)	-	shall specify the offence (if any) of which, and the section of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or other law under which, the accused is convicted and the punishment to which he is sentenced;
(d)	-	if it be a judgment of acquittal, shall state the offence of which the accused is acquitted and direct that he be set at liberty.