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Section 55 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
55. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
In every case in which sentence of 44[imprisonment] for life shall have been passed, 45[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.
Related Sections
- Section 437: Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
- Section 98: Right of private defense against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
- Section 119: Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
- Section 191: Giving false evidence
- Section 415: Cheating
Related Acts
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2015
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
- Farm Laws Repeal Act, 2021
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
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