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CHAPTER II OF PUNISHMENTS

Section 6: Fractions of terms of punishment

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.

Corresponding IPC 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

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  1. 1. Under Section 6 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life is to be reckoned, unless otherwise provided, as equivalent to imprisonment for:

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