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

1[75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction.-- Whoever, having been convicted,--

1. (a) by a Court in 2[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, 3*** 4* * * * * 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 5[imprisonment for life], or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.]

² Subs. by Act 3 of 1910, s. 2, for section 75.

³ The words “British India” have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., (w.e.f. 1-4-1951) to read as above.

⁴ The word “or” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).

⁵ Cl. ( b) omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).

⁶ Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1 -1-1956).