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.
CHAPTER III OF PUNISHMENTS
Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
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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
| 72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which. | BNS 10 |
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1. Where a judgment states that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in it, but that it is doubtful of which of them he is guilty, how is he to be punished under Section 10 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?