Section 82: Different sentences against same person
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82. Different sentences against same person
(1) Where a person is sentenced on the same day to imprisonment in one
case, and to a fine in another case, the Magistrate may order that the imprisonment in respect of the non payment of the fine and costs under the one
sentence shall begin after the expiration of the imprisonment (including imprisonment in default of payment of costs) awarded under the other sentence.
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(2) Where a person prosecuted under several informations is sentenced
to pay 2 or more fines on the same day by a Magistrate, or where 2 or more
sentences for fines against one person come to be executed on the same
day, imprisonment in default of payment of such fines shall run concurrently,
unless otherwise ordered by the convicting Magistrate.
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Questions this section answers
- If I owe fines in two separate cases decided the same day, do the imprisonment terms for non-payment run one after another or at the same time?