LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
72Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that 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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OF PUNISHMENTS
- 53 Punishments
- 53A Construction of reference to transportation
- 54 Commutation of sentence of death
- 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
- 55A Definition of "appropriate Government"
- 56 [Repealed.]
- 57 Fractions of terms of punishment
- 58 [Repealed.]
- 59 [Repealed.]
- 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple
- 61 [Repealed.]
- 62 [Repealed.]
- 63 Amount of fine
- 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 65 Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
- 66 Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 67 Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
- 68 Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
- 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
- 70 Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability
- 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that is doubtful of which
- 73 Solitary confinement
- 74 Limit of solitary confinement
- 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
