Section 144: Powers of appeal hearing court

1) In hearing the appeal pursuant to this Chapter, the appeal hearing court shall have the following powers:

(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.