CrPC Section 431 — Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine

Official Text

Any money (other than a fine) payable by virtue of any order made under this Code, 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 421 shall, in its application to an order under section 359, by virtue of this section, be construed as if in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 421, after the words and figures “under section 357”, the words and figures “or an order for payment of costs under section 359” had been inserted. E.—Suspension, remission and commutation of sentences

Sections referred to

• CrPC §357 — Order to pay compensation
• CrPC §359 — Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
• CrPC §421 — Warrant for levy of fine

Referred to by

• CrPC §39 — Public to give information of certain offences

Related Judgments

• KUMARAN vs STATE OF KERALA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• R. MOHAN vs A.K. VIJAYA KUMAR — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• VIJAYAN vs SADANANDAN K. & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• K.A. ABBAS vs SABU JOSEPH & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• SUGANTHI SURESH KUMAR vs JAGDEESHAN — Supreme Court of India (2002)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §471 — Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine