(1) Where imprisonment in default of payment is ordered against a prisoner, it shall be
enforced on expiry of the previous imprisonment unless he furnishes sufficient sureties to
guarantee the payment of the pecuniary sentence within a period of two (2) months from the
date of recognizance.
(2)
(a) The judgment shall fix the breakdown of the pecuniary sentence to be paid to the state or
to the civil party, as well as the duration of imprisonment in default in accordance with the
provisions of section 564 above.
(b) Where the pecuniary award is made to the state, an imprisonment warrant shall
immediately be prepared and signed at the lime of delivery of the judgment and forwarded
for execution to the Legal Department.
(c) Where the award is for the civil party and the judgment has become final, an imprisonment
warrant shall issue at the instance of the civil party who has not been satisfied.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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