IPC 75 vs BNS 13: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
Section 75 of the Indian Penal Code is now section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 90% of the old wording is kept; 9 words removed and 2 words added.
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IPC section 75Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
Whoever, having been convicted (a) by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of this Code 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.
BNS section 13Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
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.
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