BARE ACT
Statutory text
6. Fractions of terms of punishment.—In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided. ¶
BNS / Chapter II / Section 6
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 · SECTION 6
BNS Section 6 — Fractions of terms of punishment
Section 6 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Fractions of terms of punishment”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
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