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CrPC Section 416. Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman


 
Category of Bare Act Name of the Act Year of Promulgation
Criminal Laws Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
Act Number Enactment Date Chapter Number
02 01-04-1974 32
Chapter Title Ministry Department
Execution, Suspension, Remission And Commutation Of Sentences Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Internal Security

If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall 1 ****, commute the sentence to imprisonment for life.


1. Certain words omitted by Act 5 of 2009, s. 30 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009).

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