IPC → BNS

IPC Section 67 in BNS

IPC Section 67 corresponds to BNS Section 8(5) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 67
New provision8(5)
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 8(5) — Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

Drafting note. IPC section is included as sub-section in BNS, sans heading. Words “or in default of community service” are added. Imprisonment and fine are increased.

(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. (2) In every case of an offence--- (a) punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether with or without imprisonment; (b) punishable with imprisonment or fine, or with fine only, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct by the sentence that, in default of payment of the fine, the offender shall suffer imprisonment fo

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Questions this page answers

What is IPC 67 in BNS?

IPC Section 67 is BNS Section 8(5) — Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only.

Has the provision changed?

IPC section is included as sub-section in BNS, sans heading. Words “or in default of community service” are added. Imprisonment and fine are increased.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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