Indian Penal Code,1860

Act No : 45

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Section : Construction of reference to transportation.

1*[53A. Construction of reference to transportation.--(1)Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3), anyreference to "transportation for life" in any other law for the timebeing in force or in any instrument or order having effect by virtueof any such law or of any enactment repealed shall be construed as areference to "imprisonment for life". (2) In every case in which a sentence of transportation for aterm has been passed before the commencement of the Code of CriminalProcedure (Amendment) Act, 2*[1955], (26 of 1955), the offendershall be dealt with in the same manner as if sentenced to rigorousimprisonment for the same term. (3) Any reference to transportation for a term or totransportation for any shorter term (by whatever name called) in anyother law for the time being in force shall be deemed to have beenomitted. (4) Any reference to "transportation" in any other law for thetime being in force shall,- (a) if the expression means transportation for life, be construed as a reference to imprisonment for life; (b) if the expression means transportation for any shorter term, be deemed to have been omitted.]

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