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Under section 8(5)(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for an offence punishable with fine or…

Section 8(5)(a) caps simple imprisonment in default at two months when the fine does not exceed Rs 5,000. The current amount bands differ from former IPC section 67, under…

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Under section 8(5)(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for an offence punishable with fine or community service, what is the maximum simple imprisonment in default of payment of a fine of Rs 5,000?

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Section 8(5)(a) caps simple imprisonment in default at two months when the fine does not exceed Rs 5,000. The current amount bands differ from former IPC section 67, under which a fine of Rs 100 carried a four-month default cap.

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Option A

Six months exceeds the two-month cap for this amount.

Option B

Four months applies to the next statutory amount band, not a fine not exceeding Rs 5,000.

Option C

One month is not the maximum; the statutory cap is two months.

Option D

Two months is the prescribed maximum where the fine does not exceed Rs 5,000.

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