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SECTION 66: DESCRIPTION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FINE. The imprisonment which is imposed in default of payment of a fine may be of any description to which the offender might have been sentenced for the offence.
The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 66
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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 66 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - DESCRIPTION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FINE. The imprisonment which is imposed in default of payment of a fine. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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