BNS 71 — Punishment for repeat offenders.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

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.
Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.

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