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Section 61 IPC 61. [Sentence of forfeiture of property.] Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (16 of 1921), s. 4. Next : Section 62 –> | <– Previous : Section 60 –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare Act –> IPC Chapters –> IPC Notes
Section 60 IPC 60. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.—In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct in the sentence that such imprisonment shall be …
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Section 59 IPC 59. [Transportation instead of imprisonment.] Rep. by s.117 and the Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). Next : Section 60 –> | <– Previous : Section 58 –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare Act –> IPC Chapters –> IPC Notes
Section 58 IPC 58. [Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), s. 117 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). Next : Section 59 –> | <– Previous : Section 57 –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare Act –> IPC Chapters –> IPC Notes
Section 57 IPC 57. Fractions of terms of punishment.—In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years. Next : Section 58 –> | <– Previous : Section 56 –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare Act –> IPC Chapters –> IPC Notes
Section 56 IPC 56. [Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life.] Rep. by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949 (17 of 1949) (w. e. f. 6-4-1949). Next : Section 57 –> | <– Previous : Section 55A –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare …
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Section 55A IPC 55A. Definition of “appropriate Government”.—In sections fifty-four and fifty-five the expression “appropriate Government” means,— (a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and (b) in …
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Section 53A IPC Next : Section 54 –> | <– Previous : Section 53 53A. Construction of reference to transportation.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3), any reference to “transportation for life” in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument or order having effect by virtue of …
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Section 54 IPC Commutation of sentence of death.—In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 6[the appropriate Government] may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for any other punishment provided by this Code. Next : Section 55 –> | <– Previous : Section 53 –> IPC Index –> IPC Bare Act –> IPC Chapters …
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Section 53 IPC 53. Punishments.—The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are— First.—Death; Secondly.—Imprisonment for life; Thirdly omitted by Act 17 of 1949, s. 2 (w.e.f. 6-4-1949). Fourthly.—Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:— (1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour; (2) Simple; Fifthly.—Forfeiture of property; Sixthly.—Fine. Next : Section …
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