Section 246
Procedure where it is alleged that woman convicted of capital offence is pregnant
(1)
Where a woman convicted of an offence punishable with death is found in accordance with the provisions of this section to be pregnant, sentence of death shall not be passed on her, and where no alternative sentence for such offence is otherwise provided for, the sentence to be passed on her shall be a sentence of imprisonment for life.
(2)
Where a woman convicted of an offence punishable with death alleges that she is pregnant, or where the Court before whom she is convicted thinks fit to order so, the question whether or not the woman is pregnant shall, before sentence is passed on her, be determined by the Court.
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(3)
The question whether the woman is pregnant shall be determined on such evidence as may be laid before the Court on the part of the woman or the Public Prosecutor, and such woman shall not be found to be pregnant unless such pregnancy is affirmatively proved.
(4)
If in proceedings under this section it is found that the woman in question is not pregnant, the woman may, as of right, appeal to the Court a of Appeal.
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(5)
If on an appeal under subsection (4) the Court is satisfied that the finding should be set aside, it shall quash the sentence passed on the woman in question and instead pass on her a sentence of imprisonment for life.