IPC § 55 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 55 IPC — Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 5(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 5 — Commutation of sentence
BNS 5(b) is the part that replaced IPC 55.
The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression "appropriate Government" means,—
(a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and
(b) in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends, the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 5 in full