Section 457 of BNSS : Section 457: Power to appoint place of imprisonment.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Ravi, a resident of Maharashtra, is convicted of theft and sentenced to two years of imprisonment under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023. The State Government of Maharashtra decides that Ravi will serve his sentence in the Nashik Central Jail. This decision is made under Section 457(1), which allows the State Government to direct where a person liable to be imprisoned shall be confined.

Example 2:

Sita, a businesswoman in Delhi, is involved in a civil dispute and is ordered by the court to be confined in a civil jail for contempt of court. Later, she is also found guilty of fraud under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and is sentenced to imprisonment. The Magistrate orders that Sita be transferred from the civil jail to Tihar Jail...

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