Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act : ENHANCED PUNISHMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989

Act No : 33

Section : ENHANCED PUNISHMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION

SECTION 05: ENHANCED PUNISHMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION

Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under this Chapter is convicted for the second offence or any offence subsequent to the second offence, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to the punishment provided for that offence.