law: General Clauses Act, 1897
  26. Provision as to offences punishable under two or more
  
  enactments 
  Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or
  
  more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and
  
  punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be
  
  punished twice for the same offence.