Commutation of sentence of death.

In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 1[the appropriate Government] may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment punishment for any other punishment provided by this Code.

⁶ Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “the Central Government or the Provincial Government of the Province within which the offender shall have been sentenced”. The words in italics were subs. by the A .O. 1937, for “the Government of India or the Government of the place”.