A sentence of death must not be passed or recorded against an accused convicted of an offence if the court has reason to believe that, at the time the offence was committed, the accused was below 18 years of age, but instead the court must sentence the accused to life imprisonment.
Section history
Section 314 — No sentence of death against person below 18 years of age
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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