IPC · III — OF PUNISHMENTS

Section 75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

2[ 75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction . — Whoever, having been convicted, — (a) by a Court in[3] [India], of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of this Code with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards,[4] * 5* * * * * 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[6] [imprisonment for life], or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.]

Source: India Code