Of Punishments
IPC Section 57 - Fra ctions of terms of punishment
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IPC Section 57 deals with fra ctions of terms of punishment.
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57. Fra ctions of terms of punishment. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment,
2[imprisonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to2[imprisonment] for twenty years.
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