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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the maximum term of imprisonment that can be awarded in…

Under BNS s.8(5)(a), where the offence is punishable with fine only and the fine does not exceed five thousand rupees, default imprisonment cannot exceed two months, so a…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the maximum term of imprisonment that can be awarded in default of payment of fine, in case of offence punishable with fine only, when the person is sentenced to a fine of one hundred rupees, is:

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Under BNS s.8(5)(a), where the offence is punishable with fine only and the fine does not exceed five thousand rupees, default imprisonment cannot exceed two months, so a fine of one hundred rupees attracts a maximum of two months.

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