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Section 416 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
416.Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman.-
If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall order the execution of the sentence to be postponed, and may, if it thinks fit, commute the sentence to imprisonment for life.
Related Sections
- Section 209: Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- Section 333: When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- Section 325: Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
- Section 252: Conviction on plea of guilty
- Section 3: Construction of references
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