Section 382: Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter XXVIII · in_force
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If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall order the execution of the sentence to be postponed, and may, if it thinks fit, commute the sentence to [imprisonment for life].
Effective date: 1898-07-01
Related sections
Section 381: Execution of order passed under section 376Section 382A: Postponement of execution of sentences of imprisonment under section 476 orSection 380: Procedure in cases submitted by Magistrate not empowered to act under sectionSection 382B: Period of detention to be considered while awarding sentence of imprisonmentSection 379: Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmationSection 382C: Scandalous or false and frivolous pleas to be considered in passing sentence
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