What is IPC 67 in BNS?

IPC Section 67 (Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only) is Section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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IPC Section 67 in BNS: Section 8(5)

Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

Section 67 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only) corresponds to Section 8(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.

Text of BNS Section 8(5)

(5) If the offence is punishable with fine or community service, the imprisonment which the Court imposes in default of payment of the fine or in default of community service shall be simple, and the term for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisoned, in default of payment of fine or in default of community service, shall not exceed,—

(a) two months when the amount of the fine does not exceed five thousand rupees;

(b) four months when the amount of the fine does not exceed ten thousand rupees; and

Full BNS Section 8 and every IPC section it replaced →

Other IPC sections now in BNS 8

IPC 63: Amount of fine → BNS 8
IPC 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine → BNS 8(2)
IPC 65: Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable → BNS 8(3)
IPC 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine → BNS 8(4)
IPC 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine → BNS 8(6)
IPC 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine → BNS 8(6)
IPC 70: Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from → BNS 8(7)

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