CHAPTER III OF PUNISHMENTS 1[53.Punishments. The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are, Firstly, Qisas ; Secondly, Diyat ; Thirdly, Arsh ; Fourthly, Daman ; Fifthly, Ta'zir ; Sixthly, Death ; Seventhly, Imprisonment for life; Eighthly, Imprisonment which is of two descriptions, namely: (i) Rigorous i.e., with hard labour; (ii) Simple; Ninthly, Forfeiture of property; Tenthly, Fine.] 54. Commutation of sentence of death. In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 2[the 3[Federal Government] or the Provincial Government of the Province] within which the offender shall have been sentenced may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for any other punishment provided by this Code [:]1 1[Provided that, in a case in which sentence of death shall have been passed against an offender convicted for an offence of qatl, such sentence shall not be commuted without the consent of the heirs of the victim.]. 55. Commutation of sentence or imprisonment for life. In every case in which sentence of 4[imprisonment] for life shall have been passed, 2[the Provincial Government of the Province] within which the offender shall have been sentenced may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years [:]1 1[Provided that, in a case in which sentence of imprisonment for life shall have been passed against an offender convicted for an offence punishable under Chapter XVI, such punishment shall not be commuted without the consent of the victim or, as the case may be, of his heirs5[:]]. 1Subs. and added by Act II of 1997, ss. 2-5. by A.O., 1937, for ―the G. of I. or the Government of the place‖, 3Subs. by the Federal Adoptation of Laws Order, 1975, (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table, for ―Central Government‖. 4Subs. by Ord. 12 of 1972, s. 2 and Sch., for ―transportation‖. 5Subs. and added by Act XLIV of 2016, s. 2. 2Subs. Page 32 of 178