5. The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression "appropriate Government" means,—(a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and (b) in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends, the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced.
IPC Section 55 in BNS: Section 5
Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
Section 55 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life) corresponds to Section 5 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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- IPC 54: Commutation of sentence of death → BNS 5
- IPC 55A → BNS 5
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