Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
Full Text
13. 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 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.
Plain English Summary
This section provides for enhanced punishment (life imprisonment or up to 10 years) for repeat offenders convicted of certain offences relating to coin, currency, or property.
Key Legal Elements
- Applies to persons previously convicted of offences under Chapter X (Coin/Currency) or Chapter XVII (Property).
- The prior conviction must carry a sentence of 3 years or more of imprisonment.
- The subsequent offence must also be under Chapter X or XVII and carry a similar sentence capability.
- Allows the court to award enhanced punishment: life imprisonment or up to 10 years of imprisonment.
Punishment
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.
Practical Note
This replaces IPC Section 75. It applies only to subsequent offences under Chapter X (counterfeiting currency/coins) and Chapter XVII (theft, robbery, dacoity, criminal breach of trust, etc.) where the offender is a recidivist.
हिंदी पाठ
13. पूर्व दोषसिद्धि के पश्चात कतिपय अपराधों के लिए बढ़ा हुआ दंड।
जो कोई, भारत में किसी न्यायालय द्वारा इस संहिता के अध्याय X या अध्याय XVII के अधीन तीन वर्ष या उससे अधिक की अवधि के लिए दोनों विवरणों में से किसी भी विवरण के कारावास से दंडनीय अपराध के लिए दोषी ठहराए जाने के बाद, उन्हीं अध्यायों में से किसी के अधीन उसी विवरण के कारावास से उसी अवधि के लिए दंडनीय किसी अपराध का दोषी होगा, वह ऐसे हर पश्चात्वर्ती (बाद के) अपराध के लिए आजीवन कारावास या दोनों विवरणों में से किसी विवरण के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दस वर्ष तक हो सकती है, दंडनीय होगा।