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.
CrPC Section 416 in BNSS: Section 456
Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
Section 416 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman) corresponds to Section 456 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
Text of BNSS Section 456
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