Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, when the Court of Session passes a sentence of…
Section 407 of the BNSS (formerly section 366 CrPC) requires the Sessions Court to submit a death sentence to the High Court for confirmation. The sentence cannot be…
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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, when the Court of Session passes a sentence of death, the sentence —
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Section 407 of the BNSS (formerly section 366 CrPC) requires the Sessions Court to submit a death sentence to the High Court for confirmation. The sentence cannot be executed before that confirmation. The requirement is judicial confirmation, rather than simply waiting a month or a year.
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