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Section 68 IPC — Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 22

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68. Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.--The imprisonment which is imposed in default of payment of a fine shall terminate whenever that fine is either paid or levied by process of law. time of the expiration of those two months, or at any later time while A continues in imprisonment, A will be immediately discharged.

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