This section covers commutation of sentence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Commutation of Sentence:
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.
What was the old IPC code for Section 5 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, commutation of sentence was covered in S. 54- S.55A.