Section-407 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

Section-407: Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section)
407. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.—(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.
366. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.—(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.

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