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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the power to postpone the execution of death…

Section 455 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 415 CrPC) vests the power to postpone execution of a death sentence, pending an appeal, a…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the power to postpone the execution of death sentence is conferred on

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Section 455 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 415 CrPC) vests the power to postpone execution of a death sentence, pending an appeal, a certificate application or a special leave petition to the Supreme Court, in the High Court.

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