section 57 indian penal code

INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section 57: Fractions Of Terms Of Punishment

57: Fractions Of Terms Of Punishment::--In calculating fraction of terms of punishment, imprisonment¹ for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years.

1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch., for “transporta­tion” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).