Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
What this section does
Where a convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment for a term (other than default imprisonment for non-payment of fine), the period of pre-conviction detention undergone during investigation, inquiry, or trial of the same case must be set off against the sentence imposed. The person's remaining liability to imprisonment is reduced accordingly. In cases under section 475, the set-off operates against the fourteen-year period specified in that section.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Accused/Convict
Derived from CrPC s.428.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 468 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.