CRPC §428 → BNSS §469
Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
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428. Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment.— Where an accused person has, on conviction, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term, 1[, 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: 2[Provided that in cases referred to in section 433A, such period of detention shall be set off against the period of fourteen years referred to in that section.] 1. Ins. by Act 45 of 1978, s. 31 (w.e.f.18-12-1978). 2. Ins. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 34 (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
469.
(1) Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse any person from any part of the punishment to which he is liable upon his former or subsequent conviction.
(2) When an award of imprisonment in default of payment of a fine is annexed to a substantive sentence of imprisonment and the person undergoing the sentence is after its execution to undergo a further substantive sentence or further substantive sentences of imprisonment, effect shall not be given to the award of imprisonment in default of payment of the fine until the person has undergone the further sentence or sentences.
What changedAI-inferred
Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
Old position
CrPC 428 is concerned with Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment. Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
New position
BNSS 469 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse.. Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse any person from any part of the punishment to which he is liable upon his former or subsequent conviction
BNSS 469 (Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse.) preserves the framework of CrPC 428. BNSS 469 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 469 text: Nothing in...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 469 (Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse.) preserves the framework of CrPC 428. BNSS 469 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 469 text: Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse any person from any part of the punishment to which he is liable upon his former or subsequent conviction.(2) When an award of imprisonment in default of payment of a fine is annexed to a substantive sentence of imprisonment and the person undergoing the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 428 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 469 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.
Frequently asked
BNSS 469 (Nothing in section 466 or section 467 shall be held to excuse.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §428 → BNSS §469 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/428.
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