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1 | Short title, commencement and application | This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Sanhita
Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Sanhita ... |
2 | Definitions | In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,---
(1) 'act' denotes as well a series of acts as a single act;(2) 'animal' means any living creature, other than a human being;(3) 'child' means any person below the age of eighteen years;(4) 'counterfeit'.---A person is said to 'counterfeit' who causes one thing... |
3 | General explanations | (1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every Illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled General Exceptions, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal pr... |
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;
(2) Simple;
(d) Forfeiture of property;
(e) Fine;
(f) Community Service. |
5 | Commutation of sentence | The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Explanation.---For the purposes of this section the expression 'appropriate Government' means, ---
(a) ... |
6 | Fractions of terms of punishment | In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided. |
7 | Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple | In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct in the sentence that such imprisonment shall be wholly rigorous, or that such imprisonment shall be wholly simple, or that any part of such im... |
8 | Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc | (1) Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive.
(2) In every case of an offence---
(a) punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether with or without imprisonment... |
9 | Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences | (1) Where anything which is an offence is made up of parts, any of which parts is itself an offence, the offender shall not be punished with the punishment of more than one of such his offences, unless it be so expressly provided.
(2) Where---
(a) anything is an offence falling within two or more separate definitions... |
10 | Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which | In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is not provided for all... |
11 | Solitary confinement | Whenever any person is convicted of an offence for which under this Sanhita the Court has power to sentence him to rigorous imprisonment, the Court may, by its sentence, order that the offender shall be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions of the imprisonment to which he is sentenced, not exceeding ... |
12 | Limit of solitary confinement | In executing a sentence of solitary confinement, such confinement shall in no case exceed fourteen days at a time, with intervals between the periods of solitary confinement of not less duration than such periods; and when the imprisonment awarded shall exceed three months, the solitary confinement shall not exceed sev... |
13 | Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction | Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita 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, sh... |
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 fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be, bound by law to do it.
Illustrations.
(a) A, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer, in conformity with the commands of the ... |
15 | Act of Judge when acting judicially | Nothing is an offence which is done by a Judge when acting judicially in the exercise of any power which is, or which in good faith he believes to be, given to him by law. |
16 | Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court | Nothing which is done in pursuance of, or which is warranted by the judgment or order of, a Court; if done whilst such judgment or order remains in force, is an offence, notwithstanding the Court may have had no jurisdiction to pass such judgment or order, provided the person doing the act in good faith believes that t... |
17 | Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law | Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is justified by law, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith, believes himself to be justified by law, in doing it.
Illustration
A sees Z commit what appears to A to be a murder. A, in the exercise, to the best of... |
18 | Accident in doing a lawful act | Nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means and with proper care and caution.
Illustration.
A is at work with a hatchet; the head flies off and kills a man who is standing by. Here, if th... |
19 | Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm | Nothing is an offence merely by reason of its being done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause harm, if it be done without any criminal intention to cause harm, and in good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to person or property.
Explanation.—It is a question of fact in such a case whe... |
20 | Act of a child under seven years of age | Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. |
21 | Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding | Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve years of age, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion. |
22 | Act of a person of unsound mind | Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law. |
23 | Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will | Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law; provided that the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against hi... |
24 | Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated | In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular knowledge or intent, a person who does the act in a state of intoxication shall be liable to be dealt with as if he had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated, unless the thing which intoxicated him was administer... |
25 | Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent | Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above eighteen years of age, who has given consent, whether express... |
26 | Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit | Nothing, which is not intended to cause death, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, or be known by the doer to be likely to cause, to any person for whose benefit it is done in good faith, and who has given a consent, whether express or implied, to suffer that har... |
27 | Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian | Nothing which is done in good faith for the benefit of a person under twelve years of age, or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent, either express or implied, of the guardian or other person having lawful charge of that person, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to c... |
28 | Consent known to be given under fear or misconception | A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita,—.
(a) if the consent is given by a person under fear of injury, or under a misconception of fact, and if the person doing the act knows, or has reason to believe, that the consent was given in consequence of such fear or misconception; or.
... |
29 | Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused | The exceptions in sections 25, 26 and 27 do not extend to acts which are offences independently of any harm which they may cause, or be intended to cause, or be known to be likely to cause, to the person giving the consent, or on whose behalf the consent is given.
Illustration.
Causing miscarriage (unless caused in g... |
30 | Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent | Nothing is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause to a person for whose benefit it is done in good faith, even without that person's consent, if the circumstances are such that it is impossible for that person to signify consent, or if that person is incapable of giving consent, and has no guardian or othe... |
31 | Communication made in good faith | No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person.
Illustration.
A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live. The patient dies in consequence of the shock. A has committed no... |
32 | Act to which a person is compelled by threats | Except murder, and offences against the State punishable with death, nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is compelled to do it by threats, which, at the time of doing it, reasonably cause the apprehension that instant death to that person will otherwise be the consequence:
Provided that the person doin... |
33 | Act causing slight harm | Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm. |
34 | Things done in private defence | Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence. |
35 | Right of private defence of body and of property | Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to defend—.
(a) his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;.
(b) the property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling u... |
36 | Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc | When an act, which would otherwise be a certain offence, is not that offence, by reason of the youth, the want of maturity of understanding, the unsoundness of mind or the intoxication of the person doing that act, or by reason of any misconception on the part of that person, every person has the same right of private ... |
37 | Acts against which there is no right of private defence | (1) There is no right of private defence, —
(a) against an act which does not reasonably cause the apprehension of death or of grievous hurt, if done, or attempted to be done, by a public servant acting in good faith under colour of his office, though that act, may not be strictly justifiable by law;
(b) against an a... |
38 | When right of private defence of body extends to causing death | The right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right be of any of the descriptions hereinafter enumerated, namely:—
(a) such an assault as may r... |
39 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | If the offence be not of any of the descriptions specified in section 38, the right of private defence of the body does not extend to the voluntary causing of death to the assailant, but does extend, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death. |
40 | Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body | The right of private defence of the body commences as soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises from an attempt or threat to commit the offence though the offence may not have been committed; and it continues as long as such apprehension of danger to the body continues. |
41 | When right of private defence of property extends to causing death | The right of private defence of property extends, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the wrong-doer, if the offence, the committing of which, or the attempting to commit which, occasions the exercise of the right, be an offence of any of the descrip... |
42 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | If the offence, the committing of which, or the attempting to commit which occasions the exercise of the right of private defence, be theft, mischief, or criminal trespass, not of any of the descriptions specified in section 41, that right does not extend to the voluntary causing of death, but does extend, subject to t... |
43 | Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property | The right of private defence of property,—
(a) commences when a reasonable apprehension of danger to the property commences;
(b) against theft continues till the offender has effected his retreat with the property or either the assistance of the public authorities is obtained, or the property has been recovered;
(c)... |
44 | Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person | If in the exercise of the right of private defence against an assault which reasonably causes the apprehension of death, the defender be so situated that he cannot effectually exercise that right without risk of harm to an innocent person, his right of private defence extends to the running of that risk.
Illustration.... |
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 in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that thing; or
(c) inten... |
46 | Abettor | A person abets an offence, who abets either the commission of an offence, or the commission of an act which would be an offence, if committed by a person capable by law of committing an offence with the same intention or knowledge as that of the abettor.
Explanation 1.---The abetment of the illegal omission of an act ... |
47 | Abetment in India of offences outside India | A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, in India, abets the commission of any act without and beyond India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.
Illustration.
A, in India, instigates B, a foreigner in country X, to commit a murder in that country, A is guilty of abetting m... |
48 | Abetment outside India for offence in India | A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, without and beyond India, abets the commission of any act in India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.
Illustration.
A, in country X, instigates B, to commit a murder in India, A is guilty of abetting murder. |
49 | Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment | Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.
Explanation.—An act or offence is said to be committed in consequence of abetm... |
50 | Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor | Whoever abets the commission of an offence shall, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention or knowledge from that of the abettor, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence which would have been committed if the act had been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor and with... |
51 | Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done | When an act is abetted and a different act is done, the abettor is liable for the act done, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had directly abetted it:
Provided that the act done was a probable consequence of the abetment, and was committed under the influence of the instigation, or with the aid or in ... |
52 | Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done | If the act for which the abettor is liable under section 51 is committed in addition to the act abetted, and constitute a distinct offence, the abettor is liable to punishment for each of the offences.
Illustration.
A instigates B to resist by force a distress made by a public servant. B, in consequence, resists that... |
53 | Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor | When an act is abetted with the intention on the part of the abettor of causing a particular effect, and an act for which the abettor is liable in consequence of the abetment, causes a different effect from that intended by the abettor, the abettor is liable for the effect caused, in the same manner and to the same ext... |
54 | Abettor present when offence is committed | Whenever any person, who is absent would be liable to be punished as an abettor, is present when the act or offence for which he would be punishable in consequence of the abetment is committed, he shall be deemed to have committed such act or offence. |
55 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made under this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which... |
56 | Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment | Whoever abets an offence punishable with imprisonment shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made under this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for that offence for a term which may extend to... |
57 | Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons | Whoever abets the commission of an offence by the public generally or by any number or class of persons exceeding ten, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine.
Illustration.
A affixes in a public place a placard instigating a sect consisting o... |
58 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | Whoever intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, voluntarily conceals by any act or omission, or by the use of encryption or any other information hiding tool, the existence of a design to commit such ... |
59 | Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent | Whoever, being a public servant, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby 33 facilitate the commission of an offence which it is his duty as such public servant to prevent, voluntarily conceals, by any act or omission or by the use of encryption or any other information hiding tool, the e... |
60 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment | Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting... |
61 | Criminal conspiracy | (1) When two or more persons agree with the common object to do, or cause to be done—
(a) an illegal act; or
(b) an act which is not illegal by illegal means, such an agreement is designated a criminal conspiracy:
Provided that no agreement except an agreement to commit an offence shall amount to a criminal conspira... |
62 | Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment | Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Sanhita with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Sanhita for the punishment of such attempt, ... |
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 so with him or any other person; or
(b) inserts, to any extent, any object or a part of the body, not being the penis, into the vagina, the urethra or anus of a woman ... |
64 | Punishment for rape | (1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), commits rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever,---
(a) being a police offi... |
65 | Punishment for rape in certain cases | (1) Whoever, commits rape on a woman under sixteen years of age shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and shall also be liable to fin... |
66 | Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim | Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 64 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be... |
67 | Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation | Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living separately, whether under a decree of separation or otherwise, without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to... |
68 | Sexual intercourse by a person in authority | Whoever, being---
(a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or
(b) a public servant; or
(c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or
(d) on the management of... |
69 | Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc | Whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry to a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, has sexual intercourse with her, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall a... |
70 | Gang rape | (1) Where a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons shall be deemed to have committed the offence of rape and shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend t... |
71 | Punishment for repeat offenders | Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s na... |
72 | Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc | (1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 67 or section 68 or section 69 or section 70 or section 71 is alleged or found to have been committed (hereafter in this section referred... |
73 | Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission | Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a Court with respect to an offence referred to in section 72 without the previous permission of such Court shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
Exp... |
74 | Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty | Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
75 | Sexual harassment | (1) A man committing any of the following acts:---
(i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or
(ii) a demand or request for sexual favours; or
(iii) showing pornography against the will of a woman; or
(iv) making sexually coloured remarks,
shall be guilty of the offence ... |
76 | Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe | Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the intention of disrobing or compelling her to be naked, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
77 | Voyeurism | Whoever watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed either by the perpetrator or by any other person at the behest of the perpetrator or disseminates such image shall be punished on first conviction with imprison... |
78 | Stalking | (1) Any man who---
(i) follows a woman and contacts, or attempts to contact such woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by such woman; or
(ii) monitors the use by a woman of the internet, e-mail or any other form of electronic communication,
commits the offence of s... |
79 | Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman | Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object in any form, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simpl... |
80 | Dowry death | (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, an... |
81 | Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage | Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fi... |
82 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife | (1) Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Exception.---Th... |
83 | Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage | Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
84 | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman | Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which... |
85 | Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty | Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. |
86 | Cruelty defined | For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means—.
(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or.
(b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a vie... |
87 | Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc | Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercou... |
88 | Causing miscarriage | Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if the woman be quick with c... |
89 | Causing miscarriage without woman's consent | Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
90 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage | (1) Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Where the act referred to in sub-section (1) is done with... |
91 | Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth | Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, and does by such act prevent that child from being born alive, or causes it to die after its birth, shall, if such act be not caused in good faith for the pu... |
92 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide | Whoever does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Ill... |
93 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it | Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with f... |
94 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body | Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child whether such child die before or after or during its birth, intentionally conceals or endeavours to conceal the birth of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with... |
95 | Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence | Whoever hires, employs or engages any child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years, and with fine; and if the offence be committed shall also be punished with the punishment provided for that offence as if... |
96 | Procuration of child | Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any child to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such child may be, or knowing that it is likely that such child will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall ... |
97 | Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person | Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
98 | Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc | Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any child with intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or used ... |
99 | Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc | Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or used... |
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 the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the offence of culpable homicide.
Illustrations.
(a) A lays sticks and turf over a pit,... |
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Dataset Card for BNS Definitions Dataset
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA (BNS) DEFINITIONS DATASET
Dataset Details
Dataset Description
THIS IS A CLEANED AND CURATED DATASET OF DEFINITIONS UNDER THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS)
BUILT FOR USE IN LEGAL RAG (RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION) SYSTEMS.
THE DATASET INCLUDES OFFICIAL SECTION TITLES AND THEIR DETAILED LEGAL DEFINITIONS
TO HELP YOUR MODELS UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF INDIAN PENAL LAW BETTER ⚖️📜
- Curated by: [Navaneeth. K]
Dataset Sources
https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/schedulefile?aid=AC_CEN_5_23_00049_202346_1719552320687&rid=1191
https://www.indiacode.nic.in
https://www.indiacode.nic.in/
https://huggingface.co/datasets
https://www.chatgpt.com
https://claude.ai/
Uses
This dataset is designed to enhance legal retrieval systems, especially for tasks involving:
- FIR generation
- Legal document classification
- Intelligent legal assistants
- Chatbots that answer Indian criminal law queries
Direct Use
I'm using this dataset to boost a legal RAG pipeline (AFIRGen) that retrieves accurate section references and definitions
from BNS and explains them in simple terms to users or systems generating legal outputs.
Dataset Structure
The dataset follows a simple JSONL format like:
{"section": "106", "title": "Abetment of offence", "definition": "A person abets an offence when..."}
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