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Section 140
Hearing of Appeal

(1) The court hearing the appeal shall hear the appeal within six months from the date of receipt of the missal from the lower court.
(2) During the hearing of the appeal in accordance with sub-section (1), if the decision made by the lower court is reasonable and there is no material difference, the court hearing the appeal may reject the open appeal.
(3) If it appears that the decision made by the lower court may be different during the hearing according to sub-section (1), the court hearing the open appeal shall order the defendant to be brought for hearing.
(4) If there is an order to remove the defendant according to sub-section (3), the court hearing the appeal shall keep a copy of the appeal letter and issue a deadline for appearing within fifteen days in the name of the defendant.
(4A) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (4), the court hearing the appeal may, if it so wishes, order the deadline under sub-section (1) itself or through the court that decided the original case to be served in accordance with this Code.
(5) A person who has received the deadline as per sub-section (4) may submit a written counter-argument to refute the contention of the appeal and defend it within the period specified by the court.
(6) The written response to be submitted to the court in accordance with sub-section (5) shall be in accordance with the format mentioned in schedule-46.
(7) After the hearing according to sub-section (3), the court shall decide on the appeal.