(7) The fine, or any part thereof which remains unpaid, may be levied at any time within six years after the passing of the sentence, and if, under the sentence, the offender be liable to imprisonment for a longer period than six years, then at any time previous to the expiration of that period; and the death of the offender does not discharge from the liability any property which would, after his death, be legally liable for his debts.
IPC Section 70 in BNS: Section 8(7)
Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from
Section 70 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from) corresponds to Section 8(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
Text of BNS Section 8(7)
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 67: Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only → BNS 8(5)
- 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)
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