Section 330

(1) Every judgment referred to in section 328— (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 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. (2) When the conviction is under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and it is doubtful under which of two sections, or under which of two parts of the same section, of that Sanhita the offence falls, the court shall distinctly express the same, and pass judgment in the alternative. (3) (a) A judgment may be delivered by the judge in open court by pronouncing the operative part of the judgment or by reading out the whole judgment. (b) Where the judgment is in writing, a copy thereof shall be made available to the parties. (c) Nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as requiring the court to deliver the entire judgment verbally in open court. (4) The judgment shall be dated and signed by the presiding officer in open court at the time of pronouncing it.