Site navigation

Under Section 8(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where no sum is expressed to which a fine may…

When the offence specifies no numerical maximum fine, Section 8(1) of the BNS (formerly section 63 IPC) makes the amount unlimited but directs that it must not be excessive.…

Choose your answer

Under Section 8(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, then the amount of fine to which the offender is liable, is prescribed as

Select one answer
Answer and explanation

Correct answer D

When the offence specifies no numerical maximum fine, Section 8(1) of the BNS (formerly section 63 IPC) makes the amount unlimited but directs that it must not be excessive. That statutory discretion is not an unrestricted permission to impose an arbitrary sum. The sentencing court’s own jurisdiction and other applicable limits must also be observed; the section does not substitute a universal one-lakh, fifty-thousand or government-prescribed amount.

Practice for these exams

Related question papers

Related exam syllabi

Related questions in this topic