Penal Code 2008 Ed. 38 CAP. 224 Explanation —Caning shall be with a rattan. [Indian PC 1860, s. 53] Imprisonment for life 54. “Imprisonment for life”, in relation to any prescribed punishment under this Code or any other written law, means imprisonment for the duration of a person’s natural life. [51/2007] Fractions of terms of punishment *57. [Repealed by Act 51 of 2007] *71. [Repealed by Act 15/2010 wef 02/01/2011] Punishment of a person found guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which 72. In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided, if the same punishment is not provided for all. [Indian PC 1860, s. 72] Enhanced penalties for offences against domestic maids 73.—(1) Subsection (2) shall apply where an employer of a domestic maid or a member of the employer’s household is convicted of — (a) an offence of causing hurt or grievous hurt to any domestic maid employed by the employer punishable under section 323, 324 or 325; (b) an offence of wrongfully confining any domestic maid employed by the employer punishable under section 342, 343 or 344; (c) an offence of assaulting or using criminal force to any domestic maid employed by the employer punishable under section 354; *There are no sections 55 and 56. Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015