The high cou has the power to stay the execution of a pregnant woman according to which section of Criminal Procedure Code?
(A) 416 CrPC (B) 417 CrPC (C) 418 CrPC (D) 419 CrPC
(A) Ans: A. 416 CrPC(Ref Reddy 33/e p392; Textbook on the Indian Penal Code by Krishna Deo Gaur 4/e p594, the-indian-penal-code-pdf:d74214920)Section 416 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973:Postponement of capital sentence pregnant woman.Ie., The power of high cou to stay execution of a pregnant woman.Sometimes if fit, commutes the sentence to life imprisonment.