Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section - 55A - Definition of "appropriate Government"
Definition of "appropriate Government".55A. In sections 54 and 55 the expression "appropriate Government" means,-
| (a) | - | in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and |
| (b) | - | in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends, the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced. |
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