457. (1) Except when otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, the State Government may direct in what place any person liable to be imprisoned or committed to custody under this Sanhita shall be confined.
(2) If any person liable to be imprisoned or committed to custody under this Sanhita is in confinement in a civil jail, the Court or Magistrate ordering the imprisonment or committal may direct that the person be removed to a criminal jail.
(3) When a person is removed to a criminal jail under sub-section (2), he shall, on being released therefrom, be sent back to the civil jail, unless either-
(a) three years have elapsed since he was removed to the criminal jail, in which case he shall be deemed to have been released from the civil jail under section 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; or
(b) the Court which ordered his imprisonment in the
civil jail has certified to the officer in charge of the criminal jail that
he is entitled to be released under section 58 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 451 Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
Section 452 Reasons to be recorded
Section 453 Execution of order passed under section 409
Section 454 Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
Section 455 Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
Section 456 Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
Section 457 Power to appoint place of imprisonment
Section 458 Execution of sentence of imprisonment