BNSS Section 471: Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 34: EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES (A.—Death sentences, B.—Imprisonment, C.—Levy of fine, D.—General provisions regarding execution)
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¶471. Any money (other than a fine) payable by virtue of any order made under this Sanhita, and the method of recovery of which is not otherwise expressly provided for, shall be recoverable as if it were a fine:
¶Provided that section 461 shall, in its application to an order under section 400, by virtue of this section, be construed as if in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 461, after the words and figures "under section 395", the words and figures "or an order for payment of costs under section 400" had been inserted.
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Replaces CrPC 431. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 453. Execution of order passed under section 409
- 454. Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- 455. Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- 456. Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
- 457. Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- 458. Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 459. Direction of warrant for execution
- 460. Warrant with whom to be lodged
- 461. Warrant for levy of fine
- 462. Effect of such warrant
- 463. Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
- 464. Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 465. Who may issue warrant
- 466. Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
- 467. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- 468. Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- 469. Saving
- 470. Return of warrant on execution of sentence
- 472. Mercy petition in death sentence cases
- 473. Power to suspend or remit sentences
- 474. Power to commute sentence
- 475. Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- 476. Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- 477. State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases