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effect by virtue of any such law or of any enactment repealed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, 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.
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