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(l) All sentences of death, transportation. or imprisonment for seven years or nrore shall be subject to conhmntion by the [High Court]r and the proceedings of all cases in which any such sentence has treen pissed shall be submitted to the [High Court]' forthwith, land no souch sentence shall be carried into effe{t unless so confirmedl omitted by the Assam Frontier (Administration ofJustice) Regulation, 1945 (Amendment) Act,2005 (No. I of2005). (2) In any case submitted under sub-section (l), the lHighCourtli- (a) may confirm the sentence or pass any other sentence warranted by law ; or (b) may annual the conviction and convict the accused of any other offence of which the [Deputy Commissionerl']might have convicted him : or tc) may order a new trial on thc sante or an amended charge ; or (d) may acquit the accused person ; provided that no order of conftrrnation shall be rnade until the period allowed, for preferring an appeal has expired, or if an appeal is presented within such period, until such appeal is disposed of.