Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 54. Commutation of sentence of death.
54. Commutation of sentence of death.—In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, [i][the appropriate Government] may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for any other punishment provided by this Code.
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[i] Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for “the Central Government or the Provincial Government of the Province within which the offender shall have been sentenced”.
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