Limit of solitary confinement
What this section does
Regulates the manner in which a sentence of solitary confinement is executed. No single continuous period of solitary confinement may exceed fourteen days, and intervals between periods must be at least as long as the periods themselves. Where the total imprisonment exceeds three months, solitary confinement in any one month must not exceed seven days.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Derived from IPC s.74.
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For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 12, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 12 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.