Section-456: Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code.
| Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 | Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) |
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| 456. Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman.—If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall commute the sentence to imprisonment for life. | 416. Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman.—If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall 1[****], commute the sentence to imprisonment for life. |