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According to the Indian Penal Code, which of the following conclusions would be correct?1. A hits Z fifty times with a stick. If the punishment for a strike is 1 year, then A will be punished with 50 years of imprisonment.2. When A is hitting Z, Y intervenes and A deliberately kills Y as well. A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z and another punishment for killing Y.

A.
Both 1 and 2
B.
Only 1
C.
Only 2
D.
neither of 1 nor 2

Solution:

The correct answer is Only 2.Indian Penal Code, which is the official criminal code covering all aspects of criminal law.Section 71:It is a good safeguard to ensure offenders get punished for their crime within reason, and sets a limit of punishment for an offence made up of several offences.It also does not restrict the extent of the punishment to the lower limit provided for either of the two offences.The offender shall not be punished with the punishment of more than one of such his of­fences,Important PointsIndian Penal Code:The Indian Penal Code is the official criminal code of the Republic of India. It is a complete code intended to cover all aspects of criminal law.It came into force in 1862 in all British Presidencies.The first draft of the Indian Penal Code was prepared by the First Law Commission, chaired by Thomas Babington Macaulay.IPC is sub-divided into 23 chapters that comprise 511 sections.Download Solution PDFShare on Whatsapp

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