This section covers fractions and terms of punishment in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Fractions of Terms of Punishment:
In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.
What was the old IPC code for Section 6 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, fractions and terms of punishment was covered in S. 57*.