Where a Court hears an appeal that concerns several convicted persons but only one of them appeals, it may direct that its judgment be applied to those other accused as though they had appealed where:
Criminal Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes.
Article 190
Appeal in Cases Concerning Several Convicted Persons · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
the judgment is to the benefit of the appellant; and
had the accused appealed, they would have benefitted similarly.
Where more than one person has appealed in relation to the same case or matter, the appellate Court shall order that their appeals be heard together.
No order made to the prejudice of an appellant may be applied to a person who has not appealed.