57. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, [imprinsonment] for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to [imprisonment] for twenty years.
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment
Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.
Chapter III — Of Punishments