(1) In hearing the appeal pursuant
to this Chapter, the appeal hearing court shall have the following
powers:
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(a) To approve, void or reverse or partially reverse the
judgment of the lower court,
(b) To reduce or enhance the extent of the sentence
commuted by the lower court to the offender, or to
alter the sentence,
(c) Where the judgment has been made without
examining such evidence as required to have been
examined, to make such examination by itself or to
order the lower court to make such examination,
(d) If any particular matter required to have been
adjudged in the case has not been adjudged, to
adjudge itself or order the lower court to adjudge
such matter.
(2) If an appeal from the judgment passed by the lower
court is made by any particular offender or complainant only, and the
decision on the appeal will render the judgment of the lower court to
be affected in the case of the offender or defendant not making
appeal, the appeal hearing court, in exercise of the powers set forth
in sub-section (1), may, setting out and recording the reasons
therefor, pass judgment in accordance with law also in the case of
such accused.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this
Section, the appeal hearing court may, as required, exercise such
powers as may be exercised by the lower court.