Criminal Procedure Code 165 When plea of guilty limited right of appeal 305. When an accused person has pleaded guilty and been convicted by a Magistrate on that plea, there shall be no appeal except as to the extent or legality of the sentence. Appeal against acquittal 306. When an accused person has been acquitted by a Magistrate there shall be no appeal except by, or with the sanction in writing of, the Public Prosecutor. Procedure for appeal 307. (1) Except in any case to which section 304 applies and subject to sections 305 and 306 any person who is dissatisfied with any judgment, sentence or order pronounced by any Magistrate’s Court in a criminal case or matter to which he is a party may prefer an appeal to the High Court against that judgment, sentence or order in respect of any error in law or in fact or on the ground of the alleged excessive severity or of the alleged inadequacy of any sentence by lodging, within fourteen days from the time of the judgment, sentence or order being passed or made, with the clerk of the Magistrate’s Court a notice of appeal in triplicate addressed to the High Court and by paying at the same time the prescribed appeal fee. (2) Every notice of appeal shall contain an address at which any notices or documents connected with the appeal may be served upon the appellant or upon his advocate. (3) When a notice of appeal has been lodged the Court appealed from shall make a signed copy of the grounds of decision in the case and cause it to be served upon the appellant or his advocate by leaving the said copy at the address mentioned in the notice of appeal or by posting it by registered post addressed to the appellant at the said address. (4) Within fourteen days after the copy of the grounds of decision has been served as provided in subsection (3), the appellant shall lodge with the clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at which the trial was held a petition of appeal in triplicate addressed to the High Court.