confirmed or which did not require confirmation, the officer commanding the army, army corps, division or independent brigade in which such person at the time of conviction was serving, or the prescribed officer may.—
- (a) either with or without conditions which the person sentenced accepts, pardon the person or remit the whole or any part of the punishment awarded; or
- (b) mitigate the punishment awarded; or
- (c) commute such punishment for any less punishment or punishments mentioned in this Act:
- Provided that a sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the court; or
- (d) either with or without conditions which the person sentenced accepts, release the person on parole.
180. Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.—(1) If any condition on which a person has been pardoned or released on parole or a punishment has been remitted is, in the opinion of the authority which granted the pardon, release or remission, not fulfilled, such authority may cancel the pardon, release or remission, and thereupon tho sentence of the court shall be carried into effect as if such pardon, release or remission had not been granted.
(2) A person whose sentence of transportation or imprisonment is carried into effect under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall undergo only the unexpired portion of his sentence.
181. Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officer.—When under the provisions of section 77 a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer is deemed to be reduced to the ranks, such reduction shall, for the purpose of section 179, be treated as a punishment awarded by a sentence of a court-martial.
182. Suspension of sentence of transportation ox imprisonment.—(1) Where a person subject to this Act is sentenced by a court-martial to transportation or imprisonment, the Central Government, the Commander-in-Chief or any officer empowered to convene a general or a summary general court-martial may suspend the sentence whether or not the offender has already been committed to prison or to military custody.
(2) The authority or officer specified in sub-section (1) may in the case of an offender so sentenced direct that, until the orders of such authority or officer have been obtained the offender shall not be committed to prison or to military custody.
(3) The powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) may be exorcised in the case of any such sentence which has been confirmed, reduced or commuted.
183. Orders pending suspension.—(1) Where the sentence referred to in section 182 is imposed by a court-martial other than a summary court-martial, the confirming officer may, when confirming the sentence, direct that the offender be not committed to prison or to military custody until the orders of the authority or officer specified in section 182 have been obtained.
(2) Whore a sentence of imprisonment is imposed by a summary court-martial, the officer holding the trial or the officer authorised to approve of the sentence under sub-section (2) of section 161 may make the direction referred to in sub-section (1).
