Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 6

BNS 6: earlier IPC 57

Section 6 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 57 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 6 deals with fractions of terms of punishment. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 6 was IPC 57.

Fractions of terms of punishment.

Carried over
95% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 57
Fractions of terms of punishment
In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 2[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to2[imprisonment] for twenty years.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 6
Fractions of terms of punishment.
In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIPC 57 · Fractions of terms of punishment
BNS 5 · Commutation of sentence.BNS 7 · Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.

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