Under the express wording of BNSS section 474, is the sentenced person’s consent a prerequisite to the…
BNSS section 474 permits specified commutations without the sentenced person's consent. In particular, death may be commuted to life imprisonment; it does not retain former…
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Under the express wording of BNSS section 474, is the sentenced person’s consent a prerequisite to the appropriate Government’s statutory commutation power?
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BNSS section 474 permits specified commutations without the sentenced person's consent. In particular, death may be commuted to life imprisonment; it does not retain former CrPC section 433(a)'s wording permitting death to any other IPC punishment. The absence of a consent requirement does not enlarge the listed substitutions.
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