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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment for non payment of fine when the offence is…

Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 67 IPC, which used much lower slabs with a six-month ceiling), where an offence is punishable with…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment for non payment of fine when the offence is punishable with fine only and the amount of fine is above ten thousand rupees

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Under section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 67 IPC, which used much lower slabs with a six-month ceiling), where an offence is punishable with fine only, the default term of imprisonment, which must be simple, may not exceed two months when the fine does not exceed five thousand rupees, four months when it does not exceed ten thousand rupees, and one year in any other case; so for a fine above ten thousand rupees it is "Not exceeding one year".

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