(1) Where the accused is sentenced to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for a term in cases other than those provided for by section 413, the Court passing the sentence shall forthwith forward a warrant to the jail or other place in which he is, or is to be, confined, and, unless the accused is already confined in such jail or other place, shall forward him to such jail or other place, with the warrant:
Provided that where the accused is sentenced to imprisonment till the rising of the Court, it shall not be necessary to prepare or forward a warrant to a jail, and the accused may be confined in such place as the Court may direct.
(2) Where the accused is not present in Court when he is
sentenced to such imprisonment as is mentioned in sub-section (1), the Court
shall issue a warrant for his arrest for the purpose of forwarding him to the
jail or other place in which he is to be confined; and in such case, the
sentence shall commence on the date of his arrest.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
411 CrPC Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
412 CrPC Reasons to be recorded
413 CrPC Execution of order passed under section 368
414 CrPC Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
415 CrPC Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
416 CrPC Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
417 CrPC Power to appoint place of imprisonment
418 CrPC Execution of sentence of imprisonment