Section 433 - Power to commute sentence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973 vs The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 | LawFinder

Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

433.Power to commute sentence.-

The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute-

(a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine;

(c) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced, or for fine;

(d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

474. Power to commute sentence.

The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute-

(a) a sentence of death, for imprisonment for life;

(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not less than seven years;

(c) a sentence of imprisonment for seven years or more, for imprisonment for a term not less than three years;

(d) a sentence of imprisonment for less than seven years, for fine;

(e) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced.