IPC Section 69 — Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

Summary

If a person is imprisoned because they could not pay a fine, and before that prison term ends, enough of the fine is paid or collected so that the time already served in prison is at least equal to the portion of the fine that remains unpaid, then the imprisonment must stop.

Official Text

If, before the expiration of the term of imprisonment fixed in default of payment, such a proportion of the fine be paid or levied that the term of imprisonment suffered in default of payment is not less than proportional to the part of the fine still unpaid, the imprisonment shall terminate.

Related Judgments

• ...Appellant/accused vs The Investigation Officer — Madras High Court (2012)
• SHANTI LAL v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• S.C.R. 276 STATE OF HARYANA v. SHAKUNTLA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• S.C.R. 962 KUMARAN v. STATE OF KERALA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• GURDEV SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. NOVEMBER 5, 2001 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• S.C.R. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. UDHAM AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• 3 KALIAMMAL, vs STATE REP. BY, [ RESPONDENT ] — Madras High Court (2017)
• CHHAJULAL v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN M — Supreme Court of India (1972)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §8 — Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc