Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment for the like term, shall be subject for every such subsequent offence to imprisonment for life, or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.
CHAPTER II OF PUNISHMENTS
Section 13: Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides enhanced punishment where a person convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment of three years or upwards under certain Chapters is again guilty of an offence under either of those Chapters. Which are these Chapters?