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Section 474 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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.
Related Sections
- Section 374: Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
- Section 45: Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- Section Form No.53: Warrant of Commitment of The Surety of an Accused Person Admitted to Bail
- Section 119: Notice of forfeiture of property
- Section 102: Direction, etc., of search-warrants
Related Acts
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Code on Wages, 2019
- Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
* Only for reference.