Whoever, being under sentence of 1 [imprisonment for life], commits murder, shall be punished with death.
Section 303: Punishment for murder by life-convict
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 303 |
| Marginal note | Punishment for murder by life-convict |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 4 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRLMB/14697/2025 of TEJENDRA SINGH S/O ISHWAR SINGH Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-13
- CRWP/3189/2025 of KEVAL KRISHAN GOYAL Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-10-28
- CRLMB/8077/2025 of OM PRAKASH SHARMA S/O MANGATRAM SHARMA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-10-28
- MCRC/7419/2025 of MRIGENDRA RATHOUR @ ANKIT Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-10-28
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