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- Code of Criminal Procedure
Introduction:
In this article we are going to know about the
CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) section 30.
Description:
Sentences of imprisonment in default of fine:
(1) The Court of a Magistrate
may award such term of imprisonment in default of payment of fine as is
authorised by law: Provided that the term.
(a) is not in excess of the powers
of the Magistrate under section 29;
(b) shall not, where imprisonment
has been awarded as part of the substantive sentence, exceed one- fourth of the
term of imprisonment which the Magistrate is competent to inflict as punishment
for the offence otherwise than as imprisonment in default of payment of the
fine.
(2) The imprisonment awarded under
this section may be in addition to a substantive sentence of imprisonment for
the maximum term awardable by the Magistrate under section 29.
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