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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1973

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 433

Power to Commute Sentence

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 433 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Power to Commute Sentence. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced commute

(a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine;

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

(d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 433 provide?

Section Section 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to Commute Sentence) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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