Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 471
Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
Any money (other than a fine) payable by virtue of any order made under this Sanhita, and the method of recovery of which is not otherwise expressly provided for, shall be recoverable as if it were a fine: Provided that section 461 shall, in its application to an order under section 400, by virtue of this section, be construed as if in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 461, after the words and figures “under section 395”, the words and figures “or an order for payment of costs under section 400” had been inserted.
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Why this exists
Many orders under this law require someone to pay money — such as costs — without spelling out exactly how to collect it. This section plugs that gap by borrowing the fine-recovery machinery from Section 461, so such orders aren't left toothless for lack of a clear enforcement method.