BNS · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 7 BNS

Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple

Offence

In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct in the sentence that such imprisonment shall be wholly rigorous, or that such imprisonment shall be wholly simple, or that any part of such imprisonment shall be rigorous and the rest simple.

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FAQ — Section 7 BNS

Section 7 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) deals with “Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple”. This page explains the offence (if any), punishment, and links to Vaksera petition formats.

In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct in the sentence that such imprisonment shall be wholly rigorous, or that such imprisonment shall be wholly simple, or that any part of such imprisonment shall be rigorous and the rest simple.

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