Credit of Time Spent in Detention and of Imprisonment Served Under the Earlier Sentence Article 56 (1) Time spent on remand shall be counted as a part of the sentence of imprisonment or shall be credited towards a fine. (2) If criminal proceedings are initiated against the defendant (hereinafter, the defendant) for committing more than one criminal offence, when he has not been detained for any of these offences, the time spent on remand shall be counted as part of the sentence of imprisonment and fine imposed for the criminal offence . (3) A term of imprisonment, a fine, or any other criminal sanction, which the convicted person has served for committing a petty offence as well as any prison term or term of detention applied for the violation of military discipline, shall be counted as part of the sentence, provided that the elements of criminal conduct also constitute a petty offence or a violation of military discipline. (4) One day of remand, one day of confinement, one day of imprisonment shall have the same credit as part of the sentence as two daily instalments of the fine. Chapter Five ADMONITORY SANCTIONS 1. Suspended Sentence General Provisions on Suspended Sentences Article 57 (1) Under conditions set forth by this Penal Code, a suspended sentence may be applied by the court against the perpetrator of a criminal offence instead of a sentence. (2) In applying a suspended sentence, the court shall pass a sentence which will not be carried out unless the offender, within a term determined by the court and of not less than one and not more than five years (the term of suspension), commits a further criminal offence. (3) The court may condition the suspension of the sentence upon the restitution by the offender of property gained through committing of the criminal offence, the indemnification for damages caused by the criminal offence, or the performance of other obligations prescribed under Criminal Law. The time limit to fulfil such obligations shall be determined by the court within the limits of the term of suspension.

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