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Every sentence of death passed by the Court of Sessions shall be submitted to the High Court ____________________.

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for review

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for revision

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for confirmation

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C for confirmation
Section 366 of Criminal Procedure Code says that if the death sentence is passed by sessions court than it will be first submitted to the respective high court of that state for confirmation. If it is approved then only it'll be validated.
Hence, C is the correct option.

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