Section 72
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that is doubtful of which.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
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.