Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
Full Text
(1) When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment or imprisonment for life, such imprisonment or imprisonment for life shall commence at the expiration of the imprisonment to which he has been previously sentenced, unless the Court directs that the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence:
Provided that where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by an order under section 141 in default of furnishing security is, whilst undergoing such sentence, sentenced to imprisonment for an offence committed prior to the making of such order, the latter sentence shall commence immediately.
(2) When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for life is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a term or imprisonment for life, the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence.
Plain English Summary
Establishes the default rule that subsequent sentences run consecutively (after the first one ends) unless the court orders them to run concurrently, with special rules for life imprisonment.
Key Legal Elements
- Subsequent sentences: Consecutive by default
- Court discretion for concurrent sentences
- Life imprisonment: Always concurrent
- Immediate commencement for prior offences during Section 141 default
Practical Note
Key rule: Life imprisonment always runs concurrently with any subsequent term or life sentence because life cannot be extended beyond death. For other terms, consecutive is the default unless specified.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) जब कोई व्यक्ति जो पहले से ही कारावास का दंडादेश भुगत रहा है, किसी उत्तरवर्ती दोषसिद्धि पर कारावास या आजीवन कारावास से दंडादिष्ट किया जाता है, तो ऐसा कारावास या आजीवन कारावास उस कारावास की समाप्ति पर प्रारंभ होगा जिसके लिए उसे पहले दंडादिष्ट किया गया है, जब तक कि न्यायालय यह निर्देश न दे कि उत्तरवर्ती दंडादेश ऐसे पूर्व दंडादेश के साथ-साथ चलेगा :
परंतु जहां कोई व्यक्ति जिसे प्रतिभूति देने में चूक के लिए धारा 141 के अधीन आदेश द्वारा कारावास की सजा दी गई है, ऐसी सजा भुगतने के दौरान, ऐसे आदेश दिए जाने से पूर्व किए गए अपराध के लिए कारावास से दंडादिष्ट किया जाता है, तो बाद वाली सजा तुरंत प्रारंभ होगी।
(2) जब कोई व्यक्ति जो पहले से ही आजीवन कारावास का दंडादेश भुगत रहा है, किसी उत्तरवर्ती दोषसिद्धि पर किसी अवधि के कारावास या आजीवन कारावास से दंडादिष्ट किया जाता है, तो उत्तरवर्ती दंडादेश ऐसे पूर्व दंडादेश के साथ-साथ चलेगा।