Section 15: Power of Government to suspend, remit or commute sentences. The 2[Federal — Pakistan (Exchange of Prisoners) Ordinance, 1948

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15. Power of Government to suspend, remit or commute sentences. The 2[Federal Government] or Provincial Government shall have the same power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of punishment awarded to a repatriated prisoner, whether before or after his repatriation, as it possesses in relation to persons who have been sentenced in 1[Pakistan] or the Province for offences committed within 3[Pakistan] or the Province.

Effective date: 1948-01-01

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