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Principle forms of Punishment in IPC Unit II
Principle forms of Punishment in IPC Unit II
• This punishment removes all the convict’s freedom and puts him in jail. There are two kinds of
imprisonment:-
• Rigorous
• In rigorous imprisonment, the convict works hard as a labourer. They are assigned tasks like
cutting wood, digging, etc.
• Sec 194, Indian Penal Code: Providing false evidence to procure conviction of the capital
offence.
• Sec 449, Indian Penal Code: House-trespass with bad intentions are punishable with death.
• Simple- Imprisonment where an accused convicted of a crime is kept in prison without any
labour or hard work.
• Solitary Confinement
• Solitary confinement means keeping the convict isolated and away from any interaction with
the world. It comes under Section 73 of the Indian Penal Code.
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