TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1860

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 55

COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE In every case in which sentence of imprisonment for life shall have

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SECTION 55: COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE In every case in which sentence of imprisonment for life shall have been passed, the appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years.