BNS Section 104 — Punishment for murder by life-convict
CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY — Of offences affecting life
Criminal
Punishment
Death or life imprisonment
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, which shall mean the remainder of that persons natural life”
Summary
A person who is already serving a life sentence and commits murder will be punished with either the death penalty or imprisonment for life. In this context, imprisonment for life means the rest of that person’s natural life, not a fixed number of years.
Official Text
Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for life, commits murder, shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, which shall mean the remainder of that person’s natural life.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- IPC §303 — Punishment for murder by life-convict
