Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 66

IPC 66 in BNS: Section 8(4)

Section 66 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 8(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 66 deals with description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. BNS 8 brings it together with IPC 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69 and 70. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 66 is now BNS 8(4).

Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine · BNS 8 brings it together with IPC 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69 and 70.

Merged
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 66
Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
The imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of a fine may be of any description to which the offender might have been sentenced for the offence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 8(4)of section 8
Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
(4) The imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of a fine or in default of community service may be of any description to which the offender might have been sentenced for the offence.
Text from India Code
Also in BNS 8

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