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BNSS Section 475 - Power to commute sentence

BNSS Section 475 - Power to
commute
sentence

Description of BNSS Section 475 - Power to commute sentence

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 ten years, for imprisonment for a term not less than three years;

  • (d) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced;

  • (e) a sentence of imprisonment up to three years, for fine.