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CHAPTER XXIII PLEA BARGAINING

Section 297: Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

The provisions of section 468 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Sanhita.

Corresponding CrPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

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