Indian Penal Code, 1860
Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.—
Section
71
Punishment
Definition / General Principle / Repealed
Cognizable
N/A
Bailable
N/A
Compoundable
Non-Compoundable (Refer to CrPC 320 for exceptions)
Trial Court
N/A
Bare Act Text
71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.—
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.Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, orwhere several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, when combined, a different offence,the offender shall not be punished with a more severe punishment than the Court which tries him could award for any one of such offences.Illustrations(a)A gives Z fifty strokes with a stick. Here A may have committed the offence of voluntarily causing hurt to Z by the whole beating, and also by each of the blows which make up the whole beating. If A were liable to punishment for every blow, he might be imprisoned for fifty years, one for each blow. But he is liable only to one punishment for the whole beating.(b)But if, while A is beating Z, Y interferes, and A intentionally strikes Y, here, as the blow given to Y is no part of the act whereby A voluntarily causes hurt to Z, A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z, and to another for the blow given to Y.
What is IPC Section 71 ?
According to the official bare act, this legal offense is defined as: 71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.—
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.Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished, orwhere several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute, when combined, a different offence,the offender shall not be punished with a more severe punishment than the Court which tries him could award for any one of such offences.Illustrations(a)A gives Z fifty strokes with a stick. Here A may have committed the offence of voluntarily causing hurt to Z by the whole beating, and also by each of the blows which make up the whole beating. If A were liable to punishment for every blow, he might be imprisoned for fifty years, one for each blow. But he is liable only to one punishment for the whole beating.(b)But if, while A is beating Z, Y interferes, and A intentionally strikes Y, here, as the blow given to Y is no part of the act whereby A voluntarily causes hurt to Z, A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z, and to another for the blow given to Y.
What is the punishment for Dhara 71 ?
The punishment for this specific offense is outlined under the law as: Definition / General Principle / Repealed
Is IPC 71 bailable or non-bailable?
Under the Indian Penal Code, this specific offense is classified as a N/A offense.
Is Dhara 71 a cognizable offense?
The legal status regarding police arrest without a warrant is that this offense isN/A.
Which court has the jurisdiction to try IPC 71 cases?
Cases pertaining to this specific IPC section are triable by the N/A.
Can IPC Section 71 be compromised (Compoundable)?
The compoundable nature of this offense, meaning whether the parties can settle it out of court, is classified as: Non-Compoundable (Refer to CrPC 320 for exceptions).
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