Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 9 : Of Offences relating to Elections – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 169 – Candidate, electoral right defined. For the purposes of this Chapter— (a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election; (b) “electoral right” means the right of a […]

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 8 : Of Offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 159 – Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty. Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 7 : Of Offences Against the State – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 147 – Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India. Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 6 : Of Offences affecting the Human Body – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 100 – Culpable homicide. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 5 : Of Offences against Woman and Child – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 63 – Rape A man is said to commit “rape” if he— (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 4 : Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 45 – Abetment of a thing A person abets the doing of a thing, who— (a) instigates any person to do that thing; or (b) engages with one or more other person or persons

(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023.   (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Sanhita.   (3) Every person shall be liable to punishment

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 20 : Repeal and Savings – Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 358 – Repeal and savings. (1) The Indian Penal Code is hereby repealed.   (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,— (a) the previous operation of the Code

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 3 : General Exceptions – Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 14 – Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.​ Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a mistake of

bns – Index of chapters Chapter 2 : Of Punishments – Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Section 4 – Punishments. The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are— (a) Death; (b) Imprisonment for life; (c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:— (1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour;