Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
What this section does
This section gives the sentencing court discretion, where an offence is punishable with imprisonment of either description (rigorous or simple), to direct that the imprisonment be wholly rigorous, wholly simple, or partly rigorous and partly simple.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Derived from IPC s.60.
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For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 7, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 7 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.