Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 64 in BNS
§ 64 IPC→§ 8 BNS
Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine. Section 64 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine) corresponds to Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence | 3(8) |
| 38 | Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences | 3(9) |
| 53 | Punishments | 4 |
| 71 | Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences | 9 |
| 73 | Solitary confinement | 11 |
| 74 | Limit of solitary confinement | 12 |
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