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Section 47
Punishment can be exempted

(1) A criminal may be exempted from the punishment up to fifty percent of the punishment imposed according to the law if he admits his crime and collects evidence related to such crime, arrests the gang or accomplices of other accused, or assists the investigation or the prosecution or the court.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the following offenders shall not be exempted from punishment:-
(a) has once been exempted from punishment under sub-section (1),
(b) has not completed three years of imprisonment after being convicted of an offense punishable with imprisonment,
(c) having been convicted once for the offense of the same nature for which remission of sentence is sought.
(3) While giving exemption from punishment according to sub-section (1), consideration should also be given to the circumstances under which the accused confessed to the crime during the investigation or pre-trial. 48. Can order for interim compensation: