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Power to commute sentence.—The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute— (a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860); (b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine; (c) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced, or for fine; (d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine. 1[433A. Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.—Notwithstanding anything