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1[In sections fifty-four and fifty-five the expression "appropriate Government" means, (a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and (b) in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends, the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced.]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup>[In sections fifty-four and fifty-five the expression "appropriate Government" means,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends, the Central Government; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(b) in cases where the sentence (whether of death or not) is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends, the Government of the State within which the offender is sentenced.] <br>