Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 10 :
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which :
(See section 72 of IPC 1860)
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.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 72 :
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgement stating that it is doubtful of which:
(See section 10 of BNS 2023)
In all cases in which judgement is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgement, 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.