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SECTION 74 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Limit of solitary confinement
Last Updated: 01 Dec, 2024
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
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and when the imprisonment awarded shall exceed three months, the solitary confinement shall not exceed seven days in any one month of the whole imprisonment awarded, with intervals between the periods of solitary confinement of not less duration than such periods.
IPC 74 in Simple Words
In simple words, when imposing solitary confinement as part of a sentence, it cannot exceed 14 days at a time, with breaks between the periods of solitary confinement lasting at least as long as the confinement itself, and if the overall imprisonment is longer than three months, the total solitary confinement in any one month should not exceed seven days.
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IPC section 74 states: - When the offender is sentenced to solitary imprisonment, the punishment will not exceed 14 days within a month.
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IPC Section 72 states that any person who has been convicted of an offense that allows the court to punish them with rigorous imprisonment can be ordered to remain in solitary confinement.
