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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what kind of imprisonment may the court impose in default of…

Under section 8(5), when an offence is punishable only with a fine, any imprisonment the court imposes for default of payment must be simple.

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what kind of imprisonment may the court impose in default of payment of a fine for an offence punishable only with a fine?

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Under section 8(5), when an offence is punishable only with a fine, any imprisonment the court imposes for default of payment must be simple.

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Option A

Section 8(5) requires default imprisonment in the stated case to be simple.

Option B

Section 8(5) specifies simple imprisonment for the fine-only case.

Option C

The particular fine-only rule does not give the court a choice of description.

Option D

Combining simple and rigorous imprisonment would contravene the simple-only rule.

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