Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 13
Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
In one line
BNS Section 13 deals with enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction and replaces IPC 75.
Bare act text — BNS 13
13. Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita 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.
What changed from the IPC
- IPC 75 → BNS 13: No changes were made except for the corresponding chapter numbers mentioned in heading are dropped in BNS.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 13 in the IPC?
BNS Section 13 (Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction) replaces Section 75 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 75 is now BNS 13.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 8 — Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc
- BNS 9 — Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- BNS 10 — Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
- BNS 11 — Solitary confinement
- BNS 12 — Limit of solitary confinement
- BNS 14 — Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
- BNS 15 — Act of Judge when acting judicially
- BNS 16 — Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court
- BNS 17 — Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
- BNS 18 — Accident in doing a lawful act