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Under Section 8(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine…

Section 8(2) of the BNS says imprisonment in default of fine "shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced". It is added to the…

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Under Section 8(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine shall:

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Section 8(2) of the BNS says imprisonment in default of fine "shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced". It is added to the substantive sentence, so it neither runs concurrently with it nor merges in it.

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