Air Force Act,1950

Act No : 45

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Section : Pardon and remission.

177.Pardon and remission. When any person subject to this Act has been convicted by a court-martial of any offence, the Central Government, 1[the Chief of the Air Staff], an air or other officer commanding a group of, or the prescribed officer, may- (a) either with or without conditions which the person sentenced accepts, pardon the person or remit the whole or any part of the punishment awarded; or (b) mitigate the punishment awarded; or (c) commute such punishment for any less punishment or punishments mentioned in this Act: Provided that a sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and Sch., for "the Commander-in- Chief". ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 200A court ; and a sentence of imprisonment shall not be com- muted for a sentence of detention for a term exceeding the term of imprisonment so awarded; (d) either with or without conditions which the person sentenced accepts, release the person on parole.

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