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BNS Section 8 in the IPC
Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc, brings together IPC Sections 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.
BNS 8 and the IPC
| BNS | IPC | IPC heading |
|---|---|---|
| 8(1) | 63 | Amount of fine. |
| 8(2) | 64 | Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. |
| 8(3) | 65 | Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable. |
| 8(4) | 66 | Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. |
| 8(5) | 67 | Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only. |
| 8(6) | 68 | Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine. |
| 8(6) | 69 | Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine. |
| 8(7) | 70 | Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability. |
Which code applies
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. An offence committed before that date is still punished under the Indian Penal Code, because the BNS keeps the repealed Code's penalties and proceedings alive.
“Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,— … (c) any penalty, or punishment incurred in respect of any offences committed against the Code so repealed;”
Which code governs your matter can turn on the date of the offence and the stage the case had reached on 1 July 2024. Read the official text before you rely on any table.
Sources
Section numbers follow the correspondence table prepared by the Central Academy for Police Training, Bhopal, of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. Headings are taken from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as published, and from the table. The official text governs: read the section itself before you rely on it.
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