BNSS Section 470: Return of warrant on execution of sentence
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 34: EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES (A.—Death sentences, B.—Imprisonment, C.—Levy of fine, D.—General provisions regarding execution)
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470. When a sentence has been fully executed, the officer executing it shall return the warrant to the Court from which it is issued, with an endorsement under his hand certifying the manner in which the sentence has been executed.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 453. Execution of order passed under section 409
- 454. Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- 455. Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- 456. Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
- 457. Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- 458. Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 459. Direction of warrant for execution
- 460. Warrant with whom to be lodged
- 461. Warrant for levy of fine
- 462. Effect of such warrant
- 463. Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
- 464. Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 465. Who may issue warrant
- 466. Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
- 467. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- 468. Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- 469. Saving
- 471. Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
- 472. Mercy petition in death sentence cases
- 473. Power to suspend or remit sentences
- 474. Power to commute sentence
- 475. Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- 476. Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- 477. State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases