Under section 473 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, who may remit the whole or any part of a punishment imposed for an offence?
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Under section 473 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, who may remit the whole or any part of a punishment imposed for an offence?
The appropriate Government
The Supreme Court
The High Court
The Court of Session
Answer and explanation
Section 473(1) authorises the appropriate Government to remit all or part of the punishment. Section 473(7) generally identifies the Central Government for laws within Union executive power and the State Government of the State of sentence in other cases. This statutory power is subject to applicable restrictions and concurrence requirements.
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