The term for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of a fine shall not exceed one-fourth of the term of imprisonment which is the maximum fixed for the offence, if the offence be punishable with imprisonment as well as fine.
CHAPTER III OF PUNISHMENTS
Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 65. Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable. | BNS 8(3) |
Questions on this section
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1. Under the proviso to Section 37 of the Police Act, 1861, a person sentenced to fine under Section 34 of the Act may be imprisoned in default of payment for a period not exceeding: