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Section 11 in The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Solitary confinement   Whenever any person is convicted of an offence for which under this Sanhita the Court has power to sentence him to rigorous imprisonment, the Court may, by its sentence, order that the offender shall be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions

Section 10 in The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which. In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of

Section 9 in The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences. (1) Where anything which is an offence is made up of parts, any of which parts is itself an offence, the offender shall not be punished with the punishment of more than one of such his offences,

Section 8 in The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.   (1) Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive. (2) In every case of an

Section 7 is about Sentence maybe (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.   7. In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct in the sentence that such imprisonment

Section 6 is about Fractions of terms of punishment.   6. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.

Section 5 is about Commutation of sentence. 5. The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Explanation.–– For the purposes of this section the expression “appropriate Government”means,–– (a) in cases where

Section 4 is about Punishments. 4. The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are— (a) Death; (b) Imprisonment for life; (c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:— (1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour; (2) Simple; (d) Forfeiture of property; (e) Fine; (f)Community Service.

Section 3 is about General explanations.   3. (1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every Illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General Exceptions”, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal provision,

Section 2 is about Definitions.   2. In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,–– (1) “act” denotes as well a series of acts as a single act; (2) “animal” means any living creature, other than a human being; (3) “child” means any person below the age of eighteen years; (4) “counterfeit”.––A person is said