INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
302. Punishment for murder
103. Punishment for murder.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
302. Punishment for murder.--Whoever commits murder shall be
punished with death, or 1*[imprisonment for life], and shall also
be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
103. Punishment for murder.—(1) Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) When a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder on the ground of race,
caste or community, sex, place of birth, language, personal belief or any other similar ground each
member of such group shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable
to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023