CrPC Section 416 — Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman

CHAPTER XXXII EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES

General

Official Text

If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall 1[****], commute the sentence to imprisonment for life. B.—Imprisonment

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • BNSS §456 — Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman