IPC (Page 5)

54. Commutation of sentence of death. In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, the appropriate Government may, without the consentRead More →

55. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life. In every case in which sentence of imprisonment for life shall have been passed, the appropriate GovernmentRead More →

55A. Definition of “appropriate Government”. In sections 54 and 55 the expression “appropriate Government” means,- (a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence ofRead More →

56. Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude, proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life. Rep. by theRead More →

57. Fractions of terms of punishment. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twentyRead More →

58. Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported. Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), sec. 117Read More →

59. Transportation instead of imprisonment. Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), sec. 117 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956) ReadRead More →

60. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple. In every case in which an offender is punishable withRead More →

61. Sentence of forfeiture of property. Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (16 of 1921), sec. 4. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC)Read More →

62. Forfeiture of property in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment. Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (16 ofRead More →

63. Amount of fine. Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liableRead More →

64. Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. In every case, of an offence punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offenderRead More →

65. Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable. The term for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisonedRead More →

66. Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. The imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of a fine may be of anyRead More →

67. Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only. If the offence be punishable with fine only, the imprisonment which the CourtRead More →

68. Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine. The imprisonment which is imposed in default of payment of a fine shall terminate whenever that fineRead More →