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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 407: Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation

Chapter XXX — Submission of Death Sentences for Confirmation

407. (1) When the Court of Session passes a sentence of death, the proceedings shall forthwith 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.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).