BNS §71

Punishment for repeat offenders

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Comparison

Old law
IPC §376E
Punishment for repeat offenders

376E. Punishment for repeat offenders.—Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 376 or section 376A or 1[section 376AB or section 376D or section 376DA or section 376DB,] and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.]]

New law
BNS §71
Punishment for repeat offenders

Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 376E preserved character-identically as BNS 71 with cross-references updated.

Old position

IPC Section 376E is concerned with Punishment for repeat offenders.

New position

The successor provision is BNS 71 (Punishment for repeat offenders). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNS 71 (Punishment for repeat offenders) preserves the framework of IPC 376E. BNS 71 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNS 71 text: Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 376E continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 71 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward in their existing frame.

Frequently asked

BNS 71. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.

Cite this page

Newlaws.in, IPC §376E → BNS §71 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bns/71.

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