Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXX: Submission of Death Sentences for Confirmation
Section 407: Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
In plain words
When a Court of Session passes a death sentence, the case must be sent at once to the High Court, and the sentence cannot be carried out until the High Court confirms it. Meanwhile, the convicted person is kept in jail custody under a warrant.
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Official text
(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.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 407
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