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Section 72 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
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.
Related Sections
- Section 21: Public Servant
- Section 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
- Section 340: Wrongful confinement
- Section 366: Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
- Section 202: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
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