Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
57. Fractions of terms of punishment . — In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, 2[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to 2[imprisonment] for twenty years.
58 . [ Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported .] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), s. 117 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956 ).
59 . [ Transportation instead of imprisonment .] Rep. by s. 117 and the Sch., ibid . (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
Source: India Code