Section 458. Execution of sentence of imprisonment
(1)
Where the accused is sentenced to imprisonment
for life or to imprisonment for a term in cases other than those provided for by section 453, the Court
passing the sentence shall forthwith forward a warrant to the jail or other place in which he is, or is to be,
confined, and, unless the accused is already confined in such jail or other place, shall forward him to such
jail or other place, with the warrant:
for life or to imprisonment for a term in cases other than those provided for by section 453, the Court
passing the sentence shall forthwith forward a warrant to the jail or other place in which he is, or is to be,
confined, and, unless the accused is already confined in such jail or other place, shall forward him to such
jail or other place, with the warrant:
Provisowhere the accused is sentenced to imprisonment till the rising of the Court, it shall not be
necessary to prepare or forward a warrant to a jail, and the accused may be confined in such place as the
Court may direct.
(2)
Where the accused is not present in Court when he is sentenced to such imprisonment as is
mentioned in sub-section (1), the Court shall issue a warrant for his arrest for the purpose of forwarding
him to the jail or other place in which he is to be confined; and in such case, the sentence shall commence
on the date of his arrest.
mentioned in sub-section (1), the Court shall issue a warrant for his arrest for the purpose of forwarding
him to the jail or other place in which he is to be confined; and in such case, the sentence shall commence
on the date of his arrest.