INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment
10. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment
stating that it is doubtful of which.
72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the
judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.--In all cases in which
judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences
specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these
offences he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence
for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is
not provided for all.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
10. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful
of which.—In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences
specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences he is guilty, the offender shall
be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is not
provided for all.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023