Under the Criminal Procedure Code, the appropriate Government may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute:

(a) a sentence of death, for any other punishment provided by the Indian Penal Code (IPC);

(b) a sentence of imprisonment for life, for imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or for fine;

(c) a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, for simple imprisonment for any term to which that person might have been sentenced, or for fine;

(d) a sentence of simple imprisonment, for fine.

Which of the following options correctly represents the authority of the appropriate Government to commute sentences without the consent of the person sentenced?