Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVI: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body · Of offences affecting life
Section 303: Punishment for murder by life-convict
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
Whoever, being under sentence of [imprisonment for life], commits murder shall be punished with death.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 303
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Mafabhai Motibhai Sagar v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
The appellant was convicted for offences punishable under Section 302 read with sections 147 and 148 Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to life imprisonment. His application for remission was considered expeditiously by the…
- In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences v. In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences
- Manoj Pratap Singh v. The State of Rajasthan
- Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
- Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others
- Vikram Singh@ Vicky &Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana
- Mahesh Dhanaji Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
- Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, Through Cbi, Bombay
- State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh