# Section 11 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS > Solitary Confinement.Whenever any person is convicted of an offence for which under this Sanhita the Court has power to sentence him to rigorous imprisonment, the Court may, by its sentence, order th… Source: https://sudhirrao.com/insights/section-11-in-the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023-bns Author: Sudhir Rao β€” Advocate, Supreme Court of India Category: BNS Published: 2024-09-08 --- **Solitary Confinement.** 1. Whenever any person is convicted of an offence for which under this Sanhita the Court has power to sentence him to rigorous imprisonment, the Court may, by its sentence, order that the offender shall be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions of the imprisonment to which he is sentenced, not exceeding three months in the whole, according to the following scale, namely:β€” (a) a time not exceeding one month if the term of imprisonment shall not exceed six months; (b) a time not exceeding two months if the term of imprisonment shall exceed six months and shall not exceed one year; (c) a time not exceeding three months if the term of imprisonment shall exceed one year. --- _This is the AI-readable Markdown version of an article published by the Chambers of Sudhir Rao. It is general legal information, not legal advice. Canonical page: https://sudhirrao.com/insights/section-11-in-the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023-bns_