BNSS §468

detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:

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Old law
CRPC §427
Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence

427. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.—(1) When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment or imprisonment for life, such imprisonment or imprisonment for life shall commence at the expiration of the imprisonment to which he has been previously sentenced, unless the Court directs that the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence: Provided that where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by an order under section 122 in default of furnishing security is, whilst undergoing such sentence, sentenced to imprisonment for an offence committed prior to the making of such order, the latter sentence shall commence immediately.

(2) When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for life is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a term or imprisonment for life, the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence.

New law
BNSS §468
detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:

468. Where an accused person has, on conviction, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term, not being imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period of detention, if any, undergone by him during the investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case and before the date of such conviction, shall be set off against the term of imprisonment imposed on him on such conviction, and the liability of such person to undergo imprisonment on such conviction shall be restricted to the remainder, if any, of the term of imprisonment imposed on him: Provided that in cases referred to in section 475, such period of detention shall be set off against the period of fourteen years referred to in that section.

What changedAI-inferred

Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.

Old position

CrPC 427 is concerned with Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence

New position

BNSS 468 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:. Where an accused person has, on conviction, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term, not being imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period of detention, if any, undergone by him during the investigation, inquiry or trial of

BNSS 468 (detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:) preserves the framework of CrPC 427. BNSS 468 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 468 text: Where an...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 468 (detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:) preserves the framework of CrPC 427. BNSS 468 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 468 text: Where an accused person has, on conviction, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term, not being imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period of detention, if any, undergone by him during the investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case and before the date of such conviction, shall be set off against the...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 427 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 468 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

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BNSS 468 (detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence on him:). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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