Under which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can the death sentence be…
Section 5 of the BNS (formerly section 54 IPC) authorises the appropriate Government to commute any punishment under the Sanhita, including a death sentence, without the…
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Under which of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can the death sentence be commuted without the consent of the offender:
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Correct answer B
Section 5 of the BNS (formerly section 54 IPC) authorises the appropriate Government to commute any punishment under the Sanhita, including a death sentence, without the offender’s consent, in accordance with Section 474 of the BNSS; Section 474(a) provides for commutation of death to imprisonment for life. Section 4 lists the punishments and Section 6 concerns fractions of terms of punishment.
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