BNS71
BNS Section 71: Punishment for repeat offenders
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.39
Punishment punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS71. Punishment for repeat offenders.— Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.
Cite as: Section 71, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)