Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 10 was IPC 72.
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 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.
Text from India Code