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Section 71 BNS — Punishment for repeat offenders

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 26

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71.Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.

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