BNS Section 104 — Punishment for murder by life-convict
Section 104 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Punishment for murder by life-convict”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.—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. ¶
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