Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 72

IPC 72 in BNS: Section 10

Section 72 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 10 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 72 deals with punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 72 is now BNS 10.

Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which

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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.
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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
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