10. In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is not provided for all.
IPC Section 72 in BNS: Section 10
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
Section 72 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which) corresponds to Section 10 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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