S 75 of IPC:- Enhanced punishment for certain offences under chapter 12(offences relating to coin and govt stamps) or chapter 17(offences against property) after previous conviction:- Whoever having being convicted
a)by a court in India of an offence punishable under chapter 12 or chapter 17 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.
S 75 of IPC provides that enhanced punishment to be awarded in case of old offender.
