Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
Section 157 of the Air Force Act, 1950 deals with power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences. Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 153 or section 154 and to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
(1) Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 153 or section 154 and to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 73.
(2) A sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment or detention for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the court.
(3) A sentence of imprisonment shall not be commuted for a sentence of detention for a term exceeding the term of imprisonment awarded by the court.
Section 157, The Air Force Act, 1950 (Act 45 of 1950).
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Questions about Section 157
What does Section 157 of the Air Force Act deal with?
Section 157 of the Air Force Act is headed "Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences". Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 153 or section 154 and to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby
How do I find court cases under Section 157 of the Air Force Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Air Force Act 1950 157, section 157 Air Force Act 1950, section 157 of the Air Force Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 157 of the Air Force Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 73 (Punishments awardable by courts-martial), section 153 (Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial), section 154 (Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 157 of the Air Force Act come into force?
Section 157 of the Air Force Act, cited as Air Force Act 1950 157, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 18 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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