IPC Section 71 — Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences

Summary

If an act is made up of several smaller parts, and each of those parts is also a separate offence on its own, the person who committed the act cannot be punished for more than one of those offences. This rule applies unless the law specifically says that separate punishments are allowed for each part.

Official Text

Where anything which is an offence is made up of parts, any of which parts is itself an offence, the offender shall not be punished with the punishment of more than one of such his offences, unless it be so expressly provided.

Referred to by

• CrPC §31 — Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
• CrPC §220 — Trial for more than one offence

Related Judgments

• PARKASH SINGH BADAL AND ANR. vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2006)
• PURANMALL AGARWALLA vs THE STATE OF ORISSA — Supreme Court of India (1958)
• SANAULLAH KHAN vs STATE OF BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA vs VIMAL KUMAR SURANA AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• CHATAR SINGH vs STATE OF M.P — Supreme Court of India (2006)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §9 — Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences