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(1) Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive. (2) In every case of an offence–– (a) punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether with or without imprisonment; (b) punishable with imprisonment or fine, or with fine only, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct by the sentence that, in default of payment of the fine, the offender shall suffer imprisonment for a certain term, in which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence. Punishments. Commutation of sentence. Fractions of terms of punishment. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple. Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc. 8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ꯫ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯋꯥꯀꯠꯄꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯈꯔꯀꯟꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯆꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯌꯥꯏ (ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ) ꯫ ꯐꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝ, ꯐꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝ ꯄꯤꯗꯕꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕ꯫ ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔII ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ