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

Section 8(2) of the BNS (formerly section 64 IPC) expressly provides that imprisonment in default of paying a fine is in excess of any other imprisonment to which the…

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

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Section 8(2) of the BNS (formerly section 64 IPC) expressly provides that imprisonment in default of paying a fine is in excess of any other imprisonment to which the offender may have been sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence. It is a default consequence and not a substitute for satisfying the fine; payment or levy of the fine ends it under Section 8(6).

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