Lawgist75Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
1[75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction.-- Whoever, having been convicted,--
(a) by a Court in 2[India], of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of this Code with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, 3***
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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 5[imprisonment for life], or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.]
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1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1910, s. 2, for section 75.
2. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
3. The word "or" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.
4. Cl. (b) omitted by s. 3 and the Sch., ibid.
5. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
- 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- 56 [Repealed.]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- 58 [Repealed.]
- 59 [Repealed.]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- 61 [Repealed.]
- 62 [Repealed.]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
