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IPC Section 376E - Punishment for repeat offenders
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IPC Section 376E deals with punishment for repeat offenders.
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376E. Punishment for repeat offenders. Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence
punishable under section 376 or section 376A or 1[section 376AB or section 376D or section 376DA or
section 376DB,] and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections
shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that
person's natural life, or with death.]]
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