Punishment for murder
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Summary
Murder is punishable with death or imprisonment for life, and a fine. If five or more people acting together kill someone for reasons like race, caste, community, sex, place of birth, language, personal belief or any other ground, each member faces death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years, plus a fine. The offence is cognizable, non-bailable and triable by a Sessions Court.
Example
Ravi and four others beat a neighbour to death after targeting him because of his caste. Since five or more persons acted in concert on the ground of caste, each can be punished with death or life imprisonment or with at least seven years' imprisonment, and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) When a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder on the ground of race, caste or community, sex, place of birth, language, personal belief or any other ground each member of such group shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
BNSS Classification
- Death or imprisonment for life and fine.
- Cognizable
- Non-Bailable
- Triable by Court of Session.
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