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Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in case of an offence punishable with fine…

Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 67 IPC, which had slabs of fifty and one hundred rupees and a six-month ceiling), for an offence…

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Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in case of an offence punishable with fine only, where an offender is sentenced to pay a fine exceeding ten thousand rupees, the imprisonment in default of payment of fine shall not exceed:

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Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 67 IPC, which had slabs of fifty and one hundred rupees and a six-month ceiling), for an offence punishable with fine only, default imprisonment cannot exceed two months for a fine up to five thousand rupees, four months for a fine up to ten thousand rupees, and one year in any other case; so where the fine exceeds ten thousand rupees, the limit is one year.

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