s 67A Enhanced penalties for offenders with previous convictions under certain sections
67A. —(1) If — ( a ) a person having been convicted of 2 or more specified offences is again convicted of any one of the specified offences (whether or not the same specified offence); and ( b ) the court is satisfied, by reason of the person’s previous convictions or the person’s antecedents, that it is expedient for the protection of the public or with the view to the prevention of further commission of any such offence that a punishment in excess of that prescribed for such a conviction should be awarded, the court may punish the offender with punishment not exceeding 3 times the amount of punishment to which he or she would otherwise have been liable for the conviction except that where imprisonment is imposed it shall not exceed 10 years. [Act 21 of 2025 wef 17/08/2026] (2) This section does not apply to a person who has been convicted of an offence under section 63(4) unless the court is satisfied that in committing the offence and the offence in respect of which he or she had been previously convicted, he or she had driven a motor vehicle on a road at a speed which exceeded by more than 40 kilometres per hour the speed limit imposed by or in exercise of powers conferred by this Act. [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] (3) In subsection (1) — [ Deleted by Act 21 of 2025 wef 17/08/2026 ] “specified offence” means an offence under — ( a ) section 43(4), 47(5), 47C(7), 63(4), 64(1) (as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), 67(1) or 70(4) that is committed whether before, on or after 1 November 2019; [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( b ) section 65(1) (as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025) or 68(1) that is committed on or after 1 November 2019; [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( ba ) section 64(2), (3) or (4) or 65(2), (3) or (4) that is committed on or after the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025; or [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( c ) section 43(4), 64(1), 66(1) or 67(1) as in force immediately before 1 November 2019. [19/2019] (4) Despite any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or Magistrate’s Court may award the full punishment prescribed by this section. —(1) If — ( a ) a person having been convicted of 2 or more specified offences is again convicted of any one of the specified offences (whether or not the same specified offence); and ( b ) the court is satisfied, by reason of the person’s previous convictions or the person’s antecedents, that it is expedient for the protection of the public or with the view to the prevention of further commission of any such offence that a punishment in excess of that prescribed for such a conviction should be awarded, the court may punish the offender with punishment not exceeding 3 times the amount of punishment to which he or she would otherwise have been liable for the conviction except that where imprisonment is imposed it shall not exceed 10 years. [Act 21 of 2025 wef 17/08/2026] (2) This section does not apply to a person who has been convicted of an offence under section 63(4) unless the court is satisfied that in committing the offence and the offence in respect of which he or she had been previously convicted, he or she had driven a motor vehicle on a road at a speed which exceeded by more than 40 kilometres per hour the speed limit imposed by or in exercise of powers conferred by this Act. [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] (3) In subsection (1) — [ Deleted by Act 21 of 2025 wef 17/08/2026 ] “specified offence” means an offence under — ( a ) section 43(4), 47(5), 47C(7), 63(4), 64(1) (as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), 67(1) or 70(4) that is committed whether before, on or after 1 November 2019; [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( b ) section 65(1) (as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025) or 68(1) that is committed on or after 1 November 2019; [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( ba ) section 64(2), (3) or (4) or 65(2), (3) or (4) that is committed on or after the date of commencement of section 5 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025; or [Act 2 of 2025 wef 12/06/2025] ( c ) section 43(4), 64(1), 66(1) or 67(1) as in force immediately before 1 November 2019. [19/2019] (4) Despite any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or Magistrate’s Court may award the full punishment prescribed by this section.