Section 13 BNS or Section 13 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about “Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.“
Section 13 of BNS is part of CHAPTER II OF PUNISHMENTS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act
Definition of Section 13 BNS
Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita 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.
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