Chapter III (Of Punishments)

Question 1

Section - 53

Answer 1

Punishment

Question 2

Section - 53A

Answer 2

Construction of reference to transportation

Question 3

Section - 54

Answer 3

Commutation of sentence of death

Question 4

Section - 55

Answer 4

Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life

Question 5

Section - 55A

Answer 5

Definition of appropriate Government

Question 6

Section - 56

Answer 6

[Titled Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude, proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life repealed by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949, w.e.f. 6th. April, 1949]

Question 7

Section - 57

Answer 7

Fractions of terms of punishment

Question 8

Section - 58

Answer 8

[Titled Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956]

Question 9

Section - 59

Answer 9

[Titled Transportation instead of imprisonment repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956]

Question 10

Section - 60

Answer 10

Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple

Question 11

Section - 61

Answer 11

[Titled Sentence of forfeiture of property repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921]

Question 12

Section - 62

Answer 12

[Titled Forfeiture of property in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921]

Question 13

Section - 63

Answer 13

Amount of fine

Question 14

Section - 64

Answer 14

Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

Question 15

Section - 65

Answer 15

Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable

Question 16

Section - 66

Answer 16

Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

Question 17

Section - 67

Answer 17

Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

Question 18

Section - 68

Answer 18

Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine

Question 19

Section - 69

Answer 19

Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

Question 20

Section - 70

Answer 20

Fine leviable within six years or during imprisonment-Death not to discharge property from liability

Question 21

Section - 71

Answer 21

Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences

Question 22

Section - 72

Answer 22

Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which

Question 23

Section - 73

Answer 23

Solitary confinement

Question 24

Section - 74

Answer 24

Limit of solitary confinement

Question 25

Section - 75

Answer 25

Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction