456. If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall commute the sentence to imprisonment for life.
B.—Imprisonment
Power to appoint place of imprisonment.
BNSS Section 456: Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
Section 456 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman. It replaces CrPC 416 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Text of BNSS Section 456
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 416: Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
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