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Section 416. Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman.
THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
Act no. 2 of 19741974Repealed 1 July 2024All India (Central Act)
This Act was repealed on 1 July 2024 by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), s.531(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
416. Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman.—If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall 1[****], commute the sentence to imprisonment for life.