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Section 57 - Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860

57. Fractions of terms of punishment

In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 44[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to 44[imprisonment] for twenty years.

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