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Period of detention to be considered while awarding sentence of imprisonment. Where a Court decides to pass a sentence of imprisonment on an accused for an offence, it [shall] take into consideration the period, if any, during which such accused was detained in custody for such offence.]

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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