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BNSS Section 407: Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation

Verbatim · BNSS407. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation. —(1) When the Court of Session passes a sentence of death, the proceedings shall forthwith be submitted to the High Court, and the sentence shall not be executed unless it is confirmed by the High Court.(2) The Court passing the sentence shall commit the convicted person to jail custody under a warrant.

Corresponds (indicatively) to CrPC 366 of the repealed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC → BNSS table

Cite as: Section 407, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)