INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
57. Fractions of terms of punishment
6. Fractions of terms of punishment.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
57. Fractions of terms of punishment.--In calculating fractions
of terms of punishment, 4[imprinsonment] for life shall be reckoned as
equivalent to 4[imprisonment] for twenty years.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
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.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023