IPC Section 75 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

Whoever, having been convicted:
by a Court in 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, 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.

IPC 75 in Simple Words

In simple words, if a person, who has previously been convicted and punished for certain serious offenses, commits another offense of a similar nature, they can be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for up to ten years.

Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

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