Fine should be in proportion to the means of the offender.-- This is the lightest form of punishment which a Criminal Court can impose, but care should always be taken to see that the fine is not excessive with reference to the means of the offender. Indiscriminate imposition of fines without due regard to the capacity of the convict to pay it only results in waste of time of the Courts and the Police in attempting to realise it, and harassment to the convict and his dependants. Courts are empowered to impose imprisonment in default of payment of fine, but such imprisonment can only be awarded subject to the limitations prescribed in section 64 to 67 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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