Section 6 BNS — Fractions of terms of punishment

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 8

6.In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.

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