Section 67: Imprisonment for non payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

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If the offence be punishable with fine only, [the imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of the fine shall be simple, and] the term for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisoned, in default of payment of fine, shall not exceed the following scale, that is to say, for any term not exceeding two months when the amount of the fine shall not exceed fifty rupees, and for any term not exceeding four months when the amount shall not exceed one hundred rupees, and for any term not exceeding six months in any other case.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

Related sections

Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non payment of fine Section 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non payment of fine Section 70: Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment

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