Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XXV
254. Imprisonment in default
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Except in cases where the scale is specifically provided for in some other written law, the period for which the Court directs the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of fine shall not exceed the following scale -
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment -
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any other written law for the time being in force…
Where the maximum term of imprisonment
The period shall not exceed
................................
does not exceed 6 months the maximum term or imprisonment exceeds 6 months but does not exceed 2 years ............................................................
6 months exceeds 2 years ................................................
one-quarter of the maximum term of imprisonment;
if the offence is not punishable with imprisonment -
Where thefine
The period shall not exceed does not exceed $100 .......................................
one month exceeds $100 but does not exceed $250 ..........
2 months exceeds $250 but does not exceed $500 ..........
4 months exceeds $500 ....................................................
6 months.
Terms defined in s 2
fine
Defined · s 2"fine" includes any fine, pecuniary penalty or forfeiture or compensation adjudged upon any conviction of any crime or offence or for the breach of any written law for the time being in force by any Court in Brunei Darussalam;
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any other written law for the time being in force…
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