Section 397: Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence

When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment, [* *] [imprisonment for life], is sentenced to imprisonment, [* *] [imprisonment for life], such imprisonment, [* *] [imprisonment for life] shall commence at the expiration of the imprisonment, [* *] [imprisonment for life], to which he has been previously sentenced, [unless the Court directs that the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence]: [* * * * * * *] [Provided, further, that where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by an order under section 123 in default of furnishing security is, whilst undergoing such sentence, sentenced to imprisonment for an offence committed prior to the making of such order, the latter sentence shall commence immediately.]

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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