(1)Whoever commits murder within the meaning of section 300(a) shall be punished with death.
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Section 302 — Punishment for murder
As in force on 1 January 2013.
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(2)Whoever commits murder within the meaning of section 300(b), (c) or (d) shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life and shall, if he is not punished with death, also be liable to caning.
Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 302]