Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that
The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter III · in_force
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Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which. 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.
Effective date: 1862-01-01
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Section 71: Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offencesSection 73: Solitary confinementSection 70: Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonmentSection 74: Limit of solitary confinementSection 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fineSection 75: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII
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