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(1)Upon the hearing of an appeal from a police disciplinary court, the appellate court, if it allows the appeal shall either'
(a)quash the conviction and set aside the sentence;
(b)affirm the finding of guilty but vary the sentence as it deems fit; except that no punishment shall be increased or any punishment added on appeal unless the defaulter is first given a further opportunity of being heard; or
(c)direct a retrial on the charge in which case the appellant shall be tried again as if no trial on the charge has been held.
(2)The appellate court may disallow an appeal if, in the opinion of the court to be expressed in writing, there has been no substantial miscarriage of justice; and the court shall go ahead to affirm the decision of the lower police court.
A police officer who appeals a disciplinary conviction has several possible outcomes. The appellate court can quash the conviction and cancel the puni...
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