Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 57

IPC 57 in BNS: Section 6

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

Indian Penal Code

IPC 57 is now BNS 6.

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 sectionsBNS 6 · Fractions of terms of punishment.
IPC 56 · Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for lifeIPC 58 · Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported

The new section for any IPC, CrPC or Evidence Act provision, and the old one for any BNS, BNSS or BSA section, with a converter for whole charges. Free, no sign-up.

Section-wise charts: IPC to BNS chart · CrPC to BNSS chart · Evidence Act to BSA chart

Open the converter