Section 433: Power to commute sentence

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute--

(a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine;

(c) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced, or for fine;

(d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section	433
Marginal note	Power to commute sentence
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	9

Judgments that turned on this provision

RAJ KUMAR vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESHSupreme Court of India · 2019-10-04
Satya Narayan Agarwal vs State of AssamSupreme Court of India · 2007-04-26
CR.A/822/1989 of KOLI ARJAN VIRA Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2000-08-24

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