CrPC Section 433 — Power to commute sentence

Official 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. 1[

Referred to by

• CrPC §432 — Power to suspend or remit sentences
• CrPC §433A — Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
• CrPC §434 — Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
• CrPC §435 — State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases

Related Judgments

• SAMJUBEN GORDHANBHAI KOLI vs STATE OF GUJARAT — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• JITENDER @ KALLA vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI — Delhi High Court (2016)
• STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs MOHAMMAD MUSLIM TAGALA — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• BACHAN SINGH ETC. ETC. vs STATE OF PUNJAB ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (1980)
• STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. vs LAL SINGH @ MANJIT SINGH & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2016)
• MANOHARAN vs STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARIETY HALL POLICE STATION, COIMBATORE — Supreme Court of India (2019)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §474 — Power to commute sentence