Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction. Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment f The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment for the like term, shall be subject for every such subsequent offence to imprisonment for life, or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.
Section 13, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act 45 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Indian Penal Code
IPC 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offence under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction Close, with changes 72%
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Questions about Section 13
What does Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deal with?
Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is headed "Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction". Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment f
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNS 13, section 13 BNS, section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward IPC 75 (Enhanced punishment for certain offence under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita come into force?
Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, cited as BNS 13, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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