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1. "If the Appellate Court does not dismiss the appeal summarily, it shall notify the appellant or their pleader, the officer appointed by the State Government, the complainant (if the appeal is from a judgment of conviction in a case instituted upon complaint), and, if applicable, the accused, of the time and place at which the appeal will be heard. The Appellate Court shall also provide these parties with a copy of the grounds of appeal.
2. The Court shall then request the record of the case, if it is not already available, and proceed to hear the parties.
3. Provided that, if the appeal concerns only the extent or legality of the sentence, the Court may dispose of the appeal without requesting the record.
4. In cases where the appeal solely concerns the alleged severity of the sentence, the appellant shall not, except with the Court's permission, raise or be heard on any other grounds."