Indian Penal Code, 1860
41 [53A. Construction of reference to
transportation
(1) Subject to the
provisions of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3), any reference to
"transportation for life" in any other law for the time being in
force or in any instrument or order having effect by virtue of any such law or
of any enactment repealed shall be construed as a reference to
"imprisonment for life".
(2) In every case in
which a sentence of transportation for a term has been passed before the
commencement of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 42[1955]
(26 of 1955), the offender shall be dealt with in the same manner as if
sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for the same term.
(3) Any reference to
transportation for a term or to transportation for any shorter term (by
whatever name called) in any other law for the time being in force shall be
deemed to have been omitted.
(4) Any reference to
"transportation" in any other law for the time being in force shall,-
(a) if the expression
means transportation for life, be construed as a reference to imprisonment for
life;
(b) if the expression
means transportation for any shorter term, be deemed to have been omitted.]