In every case in which sentence of 1 [imprisonment] for life shall have been passed, 2 [the appropriate Government] may, without the consent consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In every case in which sentence of <sup>1</sup> [imprisonment] for life shall have been passed, <sup>2</sup> [the appropriate Government] may, without the consent consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years. <br>