Section 416: Date of release when two or more sentences run consecutively
The Rajasthan Prisons Rules, 2022State Rules of Rajasthan · 1894
When a prisoner is sentenced to two or more periods of imprisonment to be served consecutively, the date of release shall be calculated considering both terms as one.
Explanation 1: A prisoner sentenced on the 21st November, 2000 to two substantive terms of imprisonment of one year each shall be released on the 20th and not on 19th November 2002.
Explanation 2: A prisoner is sentenced on the 1st January to two months imprisonment and a fine of Rs.200/- or, in default, to one month’s imprisonment. If the fine is not paid, he shall be released on the 31st March, but if the fine is paid, then on the last day of February.