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Section 67: Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

If the offence be punishable with fine only, 1 [the imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of the fine shall be simple, and] the term for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisoned, in default of payment of fine, shall not exceed the following scale, that is to say, for any term not exceeding two months when the amount of the fine shall not exceed fifty rupees, and for any term not exceeding four months when the amount shall not exceed one hundred rupees, and for any term not exceeding six months in any other case.

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ActThe Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section67
Marginal noteImprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed
Judgments citing it1

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