(1)Notwithstanding²⁰²¹Despite²⁰²¹ any provision of this Code or any other law to the contrary, where an accused is sentenced at the same sitting for 2 or more offences punishable by caning (referred to²⁰²¹(called²⁰²¹ in this section as²⁰²¹ the relevant offences), the aggregate sentence of caning imposed by the court in respect of the relevant offences shall²⁰²¹must²⁰²¹ not exceed the specified limit.

(2)Subject to any other written law, where an accused would but for subsection (1) have been sentenced to an aggregate sentence of caning which exceeds the specified limit, the court may impose a term of imprisonment of not more than 12 months in lieu of all such strokes which exceed the specified limit.

(3)A court may impose a term of imprisonment under subsection (2) notwithstanding²⁰²¹even²⁰²¹ that²⁰²¹though²⁰²¹ the aggregate of such term and the imprisonment term imposed for any of the relevant offences exceeds the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed for any of the relevant offences.

(4)A Magistrate’s Court or District Court may impose a term of imprisonment under subsection (2) notwithstanding²⁰²¹even²⁰²¹ that²⁰²¹though²⁰²¹ the aggregate sentence of imprisonment (comprising the term of imprisonment imposed under subsection (2) and the combined terms of imprisonment imposed by the court in respect of the relevant offences) exceeds the limits prescribed by section 306.

(5)The power of a court to impose the additional term of imprisonment under subsection (2) shall²⁰²¹does²⁰²¹ not apply in relation to any offence which is committed before the²⁰²¹2²⁰²¹ date²⁰²¹January²⁰²¹ of commencement of this Division.²⁰²¹2011.²⁰²¹

(6)In this section, the specified limit is 24 strokes in the case of an adult and 10 strokes in the case of a juvenile.