Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 474
Power to commute sentence
In one line
BNSS Section 474 deals with power to commute sentence and replaces CrPC 433.
Bare act text — BNSS 474
474. Power to commute sentence.
The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute--- (a) a sentence of death, for imprisonment for life; (b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not less than seven years; (c) a sentence of imprisonment for seven years or more, for imprisonment for a term not less than three years; (d) a sentence of imprisonment for less than seven years, for fine; (e) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 433 → BNSS 474: Five new clauses are added regarding commutation of sentence and four clauses are excluded from 433 CrPC.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 474 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 474 (Power to commute sentence) replaces Section 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 433 is now BNSS 474.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 469 — Saving
- BNSS 470 — Return of warrant on execution of sentence
- BNSS 471 — Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
- BNSS 472 — Mercy petition in death sentence cases
- BNSS 473 — Power to suspend or remit sentences
- BNSS 475 — Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- BNSS 476 — Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- BNSS 477 — State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases
- BNSS 478 — In what cases bail to be taken
- BNSS 479 — Maximum period for which under-trial prisoner can be detained