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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 In force since 1 July 2024

Section 474 BNSS - Power to commute sentence

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
474 - Power to commute sentence
Old provision
Section 433 CrPC

Old law → Section 474 BNSS

Corresponds toChangeRemarks
Section 433 CrPC Modified Five new clauses are added regarding commutation of sentence and four clauses are excluded from 433 CrPC.

Section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to commute sentence. Under the old law this was Section 433 of the CrPC.

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