—In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided.
Section 6 provides in calculating terms of imprisonment for life. It should be equivalent to twenty years unless otherwise provided.
Section 6 of BNS, 2023 corresponds with Section 57 of IPC, 1860
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