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Section 22 BNSS — Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 10

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22. (1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.

(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court.

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