Section 64 · Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
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[In every case of an offence punishable
with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether with or without
imprisonment,
and in every case of an offence punishable 2 [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 for a certain term, which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence.
and in every case of an offence punishable 2 [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 for a certain term, which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence.
In the new law
IPC 64BNS 8(2)
8(2)
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How this section has changed
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- 1882Substituted
By: Act 8 of 1882
The text this replaced
In every case in which an offender is sentenced to a fine
- 1886Inserted
By: Act 10 of 1886
The text in force on the date of the offence is the text that applies — a later amendment does not reach back.