Section 314
No sentence of death against person below 18 years of age
of Criminal Procedure Code 2010
ActIn forceProvision 341 of 478
Section 314
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.