56. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life.] Rep. by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949
(17 of 1949) (w. e. f. 6-4-1949).
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 56: Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude
Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.
Chapter III — Of Punishments