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30. But, it might be objected that this would mean that for one and the very same act a person is liable to be punished several times over and this is manifestly unjust. But sufficient safeguard against any possible injustice exists in Section 71, Penal Code, the second para, of which reads :

"Where anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences are defined or punished ..... the offender shall not be punished with a more severe punishment than the Court which tries him could award for any one of such offences."