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CHAPTER XXVIII SUBMISSION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION

Section 366: Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

(1) When the Court of Session passes a sentence of death, the proceedings shall be submitted to the High Court, and the sentence shall not be executed unless it is confirmed by the High Court.

(2) The Court passing the sentence shall commit the convicted person to jail custody under a warrant.

Now in the BNSS

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

366. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.BNSS 407

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