IPC → BNS

IPC Section 68 & 69 in BNS

IPC Section 68 & 69 corresponds to BNS Section 8(6) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 68 & 69
New provision8(6)
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 8(6) — Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine. Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

Drafting note. Heading is dropped as two sections of IPC are merged in this one sub-section of BNS.

(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 68 & 69 in BNS?

IPC Section 68 & 69 is BNS Section 8(6) — Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine. Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine.

Has the provision changed?

Heading is dropped as two sections of IPC are merged in this one sub-section of BNS.

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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