IPC Section 303 — Punishment for murder by life-convict

offences affecting the human body

Criminal

Punishment

Death

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with death”

Summary

A person who is already serving a life sentence and then commits murder will be punished with the death penalty. This section applies only when the person committing the murder is currently under a life imprisonment sentence.

Official Text

Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for life, commits murder, shall be punished with death.

Related Judgments

SHAIK ABDUL AZEEZ vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (1977)
PRATAP vs STATE OF U.P — Supreme Court of India (1972)
ASHOK KUMAR ALIAS GOLU vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1991)
SHATRUGHAN CHAUHAN & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2014)
DILIP KUMAR SHARMA & ORS. vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (1975)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNS §104 — Punishment for murder by life-convict