Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 6 :
Fractions of terms of punishment :
(See section 57 of IPC 1860)
In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 57 :
Fractions of terms of punishment:
(See section 6 of BNS 2023)
In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 1.[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to 1.[imprisonment] for twenty years.
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).