If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall –
Under Section 456 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 416 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), if a woman sentenced to death is found to…
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If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall –
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Under Section 456 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 416 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), if a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall "commute the sentence to imprisonment for life."
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