Whoever, having been convicted,-
a by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter
XVII of this Code with imprisonment of either description for a term of three
years or upwards,
shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with
like imprisonment for the like term, shall be subject for every such subsequent
offence to imprisonment for life, or to imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to ten years"
71 IPC Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
74 IPC Limit of solitary confinement
76 IPC Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
77 IPC Act of Judge when acting judicially
78 IPC Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
79 IPC Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself, justified, by law