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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment in default of fine can not 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, imprisonment in default…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, imprisonment in default of fine can not 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, imprisonment in default of payment "shall not exceed one-fourth" of the maximum term fixed for the offence. For offences punishable with fine only, section 8(5) sets separate limits of two months, four months or one year depending on the amount of the fine, so "six months, in every case of default" is wrong.

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