IPC § 72 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 72 IPC — Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 10 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 10 — Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is not provided for all.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 10 in full