Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
Section 158 of the Army 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 154 or section 155 and to the provision of sub-section (2), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, 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 154 or section 155 and to the provision of sub-section (2), 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 71.
(2) A sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the Court.
Section 158, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).
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Questions about Section 158
What does Section 158 of the Army Act deal with?
Section 158 of the Army 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 154 or section 155 and to the provision of sub-section (2), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded,
How do I find court cases under Section 158 of the Army 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: Army Act 1950 158, section 158 Army Act 1950, section 158 of the Army 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 158 of the Army Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 71 (Punishments awardable by courts-martial), section 154 (Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial), section 155 (Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 158 of the Army Act come into force?
Section 158 of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 158, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 20 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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