474. 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.
CrPC Section 433 in BNSS: Section 474
Power to commute sentence
Section 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to commute sentence) corresponds to Section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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