Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.
What this section does
Governs sentencing when a person is convicted of two or more offences at a single trial. The court must consider the gravity of offences and order punishments to run concurrently or consecutively, subject to BNS section 9. For consecutive sentences, the aggregate must not exceed twenty years or twice the maximum the court can impose for a single offence, and the convicted person need not be sent to a higher court solely because the aggregate exceeds the court's single-offence limit. For appeal purposes, the aggregate of consecutive sentences is treated as a single sentence.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Convicted person
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.31.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 25, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 25 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 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.