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CrPC Section 265I: Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 21A: Plea Bargaining

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

265-I. Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment.- The provisions of section 428 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Code.

Study: explanations and related material

Now BNSS 297 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p15

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