**Section 372 CrPC** lays down the general rule that:

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C. {'text': 'No appeal shall lie from any judgement or order of a Criminal Court except as provided for by this Code or any other law', 'label': 'C'}

1. Section 372 CrPC begins with a clear default: **"No appeal shall lie from any judgement or order of a Criminal Court except as provided for by this Code"** or any other law in force.
2. The right of appeal in criminal cases is therefore a **creature of statute**, not a common-law inherent right.
3. Specific provisions in Chapter XXIX of the Code (and the 2009 proviso for victim appeals) enumerate when appeals lie.
4. Section 378 separately empowers the State Government to direct the Public Prosecutor to present an appeal against an acquittal.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._

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{'text': 'Every accused has an unconditional right of appeal against every order passed under the Code in every situation', 'label': 'A'}

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{'text': 'All appeals from Criminal Courts lie directly to the Supreme Court of India by way of original criminal appeal', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'Appeals lie only when the accused is convicted; an acquitted accused has no opportunity to appeal at all on file', 'label': 'D'}