Act Number: 45

Act Name: The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Year: 1860

Enactment Date: 1860-10-06

Long Title: It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment.
    In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 1 [imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to57 [imprisonment] for twenty years.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
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