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Section 475PopularProcedural

Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases

Full Text

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 473, 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 474 into one of imprisonment for life, such person shall not be released from prison unless he had served at least fourteen years of imprisonment.

Plain English Summary

Mandates a minimum of 14 years of actual imprisonment for life convicts in cases where the offence carried a potential death penalty.

Key Legal Elements

  • Life imprisonment for capital offences
  • Commuted death sentences
  • Mandatory minimum 14 years actual jail
  • Restriction on executive remission power

Practical Note

This is the famous 14-year minimum rule. It limits the Government’s power of remission in serious cases ensuring that Life Imprisonment means at least 14 years behind bars.

हिंदी पाठ

धारा 473 में किसी बात के होते हुए भी, जहां किसी व्यक्ति को किसी ऐसे अपराध के लिए दोषसिद्धि पर आजीवन कारावास की सजा दी जाती है जिसके लिए कानून द्वारा मृत्यु दंड एक सजा के रूप में उपबंधित है, या जहां किसी व्यक्ति को दी गई मृत्यु दंड की सजा को धारा 474 के अधीन आजीवन कारावास में बदल दिया गया है, ऐसे व्यक्ति को जेल से तब तक रिहा नहीं किया जाएगा जब तक कि उसने कम से कम चौदह वर्ष का कारावास न भुगत लिया हो।