The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 476. Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
The powers conferred by sections 473 and 474 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.
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Replaces
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 434. Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
The powers conferred by sections 432 and 433 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)
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