The Bharatiya Nyaya Sahinta 2023
CHAPTER II - OF PUNISHMENTS
Article 5
Commutation of sentence of death or imprisonment for life
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| The Bharatiya Nyaya Sahinta 2023 |
In every case in which sentence of,––
(a) death has been passed, the appropriate Government may, without the consent
of the offender, commute the punishment for any other punishment provided by this
Sanhita;
(b) imprisonment for life has been passed, the appropriate Government may,
without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of
either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
Explanation.––For the purposes of this section expression“ appropriate Government”
means,––
(a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against
any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the
Central Government; and
(b) in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence
against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends,
the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced.
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