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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment in default of fine cannot exceed

Under section 8(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 65 IPC), where an offence is punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, the term of imprisonment…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment in default of fine cannot exceed

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Under section 8(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 65 IPC), where an offence is punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, the term of imprisonment in default of payment of fine shall not exceed one-fourth of the term of imprisonment which is the maximum fixed for the offence. Six months and three months are not general ceilings; for an offence punishable with fine or community service, section 8(5) sets a separate scale of two months, four months and one year.

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