Section 65 of IPC 1860: Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable-Indian Penal Code
The term for which the court directs the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of a fine shall not exceed one-fourth of the term of imprisonment which is the maximum fixed for the offence, if the offence be punishable with imprisonment as well as fine.