Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 8

BNS 8: earlier IPC 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70

Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Sections 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 8 deals with amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc. It brings 8 old provisions together. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

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BNS 8 was IPC 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.

Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc. · It brings 8 old provisions together.

Merged
Came from
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 63
Amount of fine
Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 8(1)of section 8
Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
(1) Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive.
Text from India Code
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