Section 303 · Punishment for murder by life-convict
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Whoever, being under sentence of 1
[imprisonment
for life], commits murder, shall be punished with death.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- Death, Imprisonment for life
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Court of Session
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 303BNS 104
104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.
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How this section has changed
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- 1955SubstitutedIn force from:
By: Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch
With effect from 1-1-1956.
The text this replaced
transportation for life
The text in force on the date of the offence is the text that applies — a later amendment does not reach back.