Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 433
Power to commute sentence. The appropriate Government may,
433. Power to commute sentence. The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute-
(a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code;
(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine ;
(c) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced, or for fine ;
(d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine.
433A
Restriction on powers of remission or Commutation in certain cases.
1*[433A. Restriction on powers of remission or Commutation in certain cases. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 432,
where a sentence of imprisonment for life is imposed on conviction of a person for an offence for which death is one of the punishments provided by law, or where a sentence of death imposed on a person has been commuted under section 433 into one of imprisonment for life, such person shall not be released from prison unless he had served at least fourteen years of imprisonment.]
434.
Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
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Judgments citing Section 433
- Orissa High Court 28 Jul 2026 — odhc010846302025_1_2026-07-28
- Supreme Court of India 01 Jul 2026 — 2026_7_554_570
- Allahabad High Court 07 May 2026 — uphc010461282014_1_2026-05-07
- Delhi High Court 09 Apr 2026 — dlhc010002222018_1_2026-04-09
- Karnataka High Court 13 Mar 2026 — kahc010547442025_1_2026-03-13
- Gujarat High Court 18 Feb 2026 — gjhc240685802021_1_2026-02-18
- Gujarat High Court 18 Feb 2026 — gjhc240288792023_1_2026-02-18
- Patna High Court 10 Feb 2026 — brhc010517792021_1_2026-02-10
- Andhra Pradesh High Court 04 Feb 2026 — aphc010211572025_1_2026-02-04
- Delhi High Court 30 Jan 2026 — dlhc010059642025_1_2026-01-30
- Rajasthan High Court 17 Dec 2025 — rjhc021070352025_1_2025-12-17
- Rajasthan High Court 16 Dec 2025 — rjhc021057902025_1_2025-12-16
- Rajasthan High Court 15 Dec 2025 — rjhc020958742025_1_2025-12-15
- Allahabad High Court 12 Dec 2025 — uphc020034492012_1_2025-12-12
- Gujarat High Court 12 Dec 2025 — gjhc240416162024_1_2025-12-12
- Gujarat High Court 12 Dec 2025 — gjhc240205612022_1_2025-12-12
- Madras High Court 19 Nov 2025 — hcma011872762024_1_2025-11-19
- Rajasthan High Court 10 Oct 2025 — rjhc020493062025_1_2025-10-10
- Patna High Court 10 Oct 2025 — brhc011176592023_1_2025-10-10
- Patna High Court 23 Sep 2025 — brhc010457772024_1_2025-09-23
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