INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
303. Punishment for murder by life-convict
104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
303. Punishment for murder by life-convict.--Whoever, being under
sentence of 1*[imprisonment for life], commits murder, shall be
punished with death.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.—Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for
life, commits murder, shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, which shall mean the
remainder of that person’s natural life.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023