INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
376E. Punishment for rape
71. Punishment for repeat offenders.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
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BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
71. Punishment for repeat offenders.—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.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023