BNSS § 476 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 476 BNSS — Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences

Replaces CrPC 434 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

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.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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