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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.
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- Section 451: House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- Section 279: Rash driving or riding on a public way
- Section 94: Act to which a person is compelled by threats
- Section 201: Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
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