Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter XXIA: Plea Bargaining
Section 265-I: Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set-off against the sentence of imprisonment
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
Section 428 applies to plea bargaining sentences, so time already spent in detention is set off against the prison term.
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Official text
The provisions of section 428 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Code.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 265-I
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