Fractions of terms of punishment
What this section does
This section provides a rule for calculating fractions of punishment terms, stipulating that imprisonment for life shall be treated as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years for this purpose, unless the statute provides otherwise.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Practitioner note
The fullText appears truncated at the bottom. The equivalence of life imprisonment to 20 years is relevant when computing remissions, concurrent sentences, or default imprisonment periods.
Derived from IPC s.57.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 6, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 6 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.