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Under Section 8(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum imprisonment in default of…

Section 8(3) limits the default term to one-fourth of the maximum imprisonment fixed by law for the offence. The ceiling is calculated from the statutory maximum rather than…

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Under Section 8(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum imprisonment in default of payment of a fine for an offence punishable with both imprisonment and fine?

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Section 8(3) limits the default term to one-fourth of the maximum imprisonment fixed by law for the offence. The ceiling is calculated from the statutory maximum rather than from the sentence actually imposed.

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Option A

The statutory ceiling is one-fourth of the maximum term fixed for the offence.

Option B

The ceiling is one-fourth of the maximum imprisonment prescribed for the offence.

Option C

The sentence actually imposed is not the measure under Section 8(3).

Option D

Section 8(3) fixes the ceiling at one-fourth of the statutory maximum.

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