Bare Act - section index

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) - All Sections

358 sections. Looking for the old numbering? See the IPC section index.

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Section 1 - Punishment
Section 2 - Definition s
Section 3 - General explanations
Section 4 - Punishments
Section 5 - Commutation of sentence
Section 6 - Fractions of terms of punishment
Section 7 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of Imprisonment) wholly or partly Rigorous or simple
Section 8 - Wrongful confinement to extort Confession, or compel restoration of Property
Section 9 - Limit of punishment of offence made Up of several offences
Section 10 - Punishment of person guilty of one of Several offences, the judgment stating That it is doubtful of which
Section 11 - Solitary confinement
Section 12 - Limit of solitary confinement
Section 13 - Enhanced punishment for certain Offences after previous conviction
Section 14 - Act done by a person bound, or by Mistake of fact believing himself Bound, by law
Section 15 - Act of Judge when acting judicially
Section 16 - Act done pursuant to the judgment Or order of Court
Section 17 - Act done by a person justified, or by Mistake of fact believing himself Justified, by law
Section 18 - Accident in doing a lawful act
Section 19 - Act likely to cause harm, but done Without criminal intent, and to prevent Other harm
Section 20 - Act of a child under seven years of Age
Section 21 - Act of a child above seven and under Twelve of immature understanding
Section 22 - Act of a person of unsound mind
Section 23 - Act of a person incapable of judgment By reason of intoxication caused Against his will
Section 24 - Offence requiring a particular intent or Knowledge committed by one who is Intoxicated
Section 25 - Act not intended and not known to be Likely to cause death or grievous hurt, Done by consent
Section 26 - Act not intended to cause death, done By consent in good faith for person's Benefit
Section 27 - Act done in good faith for benefit of Child or person, by or by consent of Guardian
Section 28 - Consent known to be given under fear Or misconception
Section 29 - Exclusion of acts which are offences Independently of harm caused
Section 30 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a Person without consent
Section 31 - Communication made in good faith
Section 32 - Act to which a person is compelled by Threats
Section 33 - Act causing slight harm
Section 34 - Things done in private defence
Section 35 - Right of private defence of body and Of property
Section 36 - Right of private defence against the Act of a person of unsound mind, etc
Section 37 - Act against which there is no right to Private defence Extent to which the right may be Exercised
Section 38 - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
Section 39 - When such right extends to causing Any harm other than death
Section 40 - Commencement and continuance of The right of private defence of the Body
Section 41 - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
Section 42 - When such right extends to causing Any harm other than death
Section 43 - Commencement and continuance of The right of private defence of Property
Section 44 - Right of private defence against Deadly assault when there is risk of Harm to innocent person
Section 45 - Abetment of a thing
Section 46 - Abettor
Section 47 - Abetment in India of offences outside India
Section 48 - Ab e tment outside India for offence in India
Section 49 - Punishment of abetment if act abetted Is committed in consequence and Where no express provision is made For its punishment
Section 50 - Punishment of abetment if person Abetted does act with different Intention from that of abettor
Section 51 - Liability of abettor when one act Abetted and different act done
Section 52 - Abettor when liable to cumulative Punishment for act abetted and for act Done
Section 53 - Liability of abettor for an effect Caused by the act abetted different From that intended by the abettor
Section 54 - Abettor present when offence Committed
Section 55 - Abetment of offence punishable with Death or imprisonment for life
Section 56 - Abetment of offence punishable with Imprisonment
Section 57 - Abetting commission of offence by The public or by more than ten Persons
Section 58 - Concealing design to commit offence Punishable with death or Imprisonment for life
Section 59 - Public servant concealing design to Commit offence which it is his duty to Prevent
Section 60 - Concealing design to commit offence Punishable with imprisonment
Section 61 - Criminal conspiracy definition
Section 62 - Punishment for attempting to commit Offences punishable with Imprisonment for life or other Imprisonment
Section 63 - Rape definition
Section 64 - Punishment for rape
Section 65 - Punishment for rape in certain cases-Rape on a woman under sixteen years
Section 66 - Punishment for causing death or Resulting in persistent vegetative state Of victim
Section 67 - Sexual intercourse by husband upon His wife during separation
Section 68 - Sexual intercourse by a person in Authority
Section 69 - Sexual intercourse by employing Deceitful means etc
Section 70 - Gang rape
Section 71 - Punishment for repeat offenders
Section 72 - Disclosure of identity of victim of
Section 73 - Printing or publishing any matter Relating to court proceedings without Permission
Section 74 - Assault or use of criminal force to Woman with intent to outrage her Modesty
Section 75 - Sexual harassment
Section 76 - Assault or use of criminal force to Woman with intent disrobe
Section 77 - Voyeurism
Section 78 - Stalking
Section 79 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult The modesty of a woman
Section 80 - Dowry death
Section 81 - Cohabitation caused by man Deceitfully inducing belief of lawful Marriage
Section 82 - Marrying again during lifetime of Husband or wife
Section 83 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone Through without lawful marriage
Section 84 - Enticing or taking away or detaining With criminal intent a married W oman
Section 85 - Husband or relative of husband of a Woman subjecting her to cruelty
Section 86 - Cruelty defined
Section 87 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
Section 88 - Causing miscarriage
Section 89 - Causing miscarriage without woman’s Consent
Section 90 - Death caused by act done with intent To cause miscarriage
Section 91 - Act done with intent to prevent child Being born alive or to cause it to die After birth
Section 92 - Causing death of quick unborn child By act amounting to culpable Homicide
Section 93 - Exposure and abandonment of child Under twelve years, by parent or Person having care of it
Section 94 - Concealment of birth by secret Disposal of dead body
Section 95 - Hiring, employing or engaging a child To commit an offence
Section 96 - Procuration of child
Section 97 - Kidnapping or abducting child under Ten years with intent to steal from its Person
Section 98 - Selling minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
Section 99 - Buying minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
Section 100 - Culpable homicide
Section 101 - Murder
Section 102 - Culpable homicide by causing death Of person other than person whose Death was intended
Section 103 - Punishment for murder
Section 104 - Punishment for murder by life-Convict
Section 105 - Punishment for culpable homicide not Amounting to murder
Section 106 - Causing death by negligence
Section 107 - Ab e tment of suicide of child or person Of unsound mind
Section 108 - Abetment of suicide
Section 109 - Attempt to murder
Section 110 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide
Section 111 - Organized crime
Section 112 - Petty organized crime
Section 113 - Terrorist act
Section 114 - Hurt
Section 115 - Voluntarily causing hurt
Section 116 - Grievous hurt definition
Section 117 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Section 118 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt by dangerous weapons or means
Section 119 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act
Section 120 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort confession or to compel Restoration of property
Section 121 - Voluntarily causing hurt to deter Public servant from his duty
Section 122 - Voluntarily causing provocation hurt On
Section 123 - Causing harm by means of poison etc With intent to commit an offence
Section 124 - Voluntarily causing grievous Hurt by use of acid etc
Section 125(A) - Section 125(A)
Section 125(B) - Section 125(B)
Section 125 - Act endangering life or personal Safety of others
Section 126 - Wrongful restraint
Section 127 - Wrongful confinement
Section 128 - Force
Section 129 - Criminal force
Section 130 - Assault
Section 131 - Punishment for assault or criminal Force otherwise than on grave Provocation
Section 132 - Assault or criminal force to deter Public servant from discharge of his Duty
Section 133 - Assault or criminal force with intent To dishonour person, otherwise than On grave provocation
Section 134 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to Commit theft of property carried by a Person
Section 135 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to Wrongfully confine a person
Section 136 - Assault or criminal force on grave Provocation
Section 137 - Kidnapping
Section 138 - Abduction
Section 139 - Kidnapping or maiming a child for Purposes of begging
Section 140 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to Murder, etc
Section 141 - Importation of girl or boy from Foreign country
Section 142 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in Confinement, kidnapped or abducted Person
Section 143 - Trafficking of person
Section 144 - Exploitation of a trafficked person
Section 145 - Habitual dealing in slaves
Section 146 - Unlawful compulsory labour
Section 147 - Waging, or attempting to wage war. or Abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
Section 148 - Conspiracy to commit offences Punishable by S ection 147
Section 149 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of Waging war against the Government Of India
Section 150 - Concealing with intent to facilitate Design to wage war
Section 151 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., With intent to compel or restrain the Exercise of any lawful power
Section 152 - Act endangering sovereignty, unity And integrity of India
Section 153 - Waging war against Government of Any F oreign S tate at peace with Government of India
Section 154 - Committing depredation on territories Of F oreign State at peace with Government of India
Section 155 - Receiving property taken by war or Depredation mentioned in Sections 153 and 154
Section 156 - Public servant voluntarily allowing Prisoner of State or war to escape
Section 157 - Public servant negligently suffering Such prisoner to escape
Section 158 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or Harbouring such prisoner
Section 159 - Abetting mutiny, attempting to seduce A soldier, sailor or airman from his Duty
Section 160 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is Committed in consequence thereof
Section 161 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor Or airman on his superior officer, When in execution of his office
Section 162 - Abetment of such assault, if the Assault is committed
Section 163 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, Sailor or airman
Section 164 - Harbouring deserter
Section 165 - Deserter concealed on board, of Master merchant vessel through Negligence
Section 166 - Abetment of act of insubordination by Soldier, sailor or airman
Section 167 - Persons subject to certain Acts
Section 168 - Wearing garb or carrying token used By soldier, sailor or airman
Section 169 - Candidate , electoral right defined
Section 170 - Bribery
Section 171 - Undue influence at elections
Section 172 - Personation at elections
Section 173 - Punishment for bribery
Section 174 - Punishment for undue influence or Personation at an election
Section 175 - False statement in connection with an Election
Section 176 - Illegal payment in connection with an Election
Section 177 - Failure to keep election accounts
Section 178 - Counterfeiting coin, Government
Section 179 - Using as genuine, forged or
Section 180 - Possession of forged or counterfeit
Section 181 - Making or possessing instruments or
Section 182 - Making or using documents Resembling currency-notes or bank-Notes
Section 183 - Effacing, writing from substance Bearing Government stamp, removing From document a stamp used for it, With intent to cause loss to Government
Section 184 - Using Government stamp known to Have been before used
Section 185 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp Has been used
Section 186 - Prohibition of fictitious stamps
Section 187 - Person employed in mint causing coin To be of different weight or Composition from that fixed by law
Section 188 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument From mint
Section 189 - Unlawful assembly
Section 190 - Every member of unlawful assembly Guilty of offence committed in Prosecution of common object
Section 191 - Rioting-Offence defined
Section 192 - Wantonly giving provocation with Intent to cause riot i f rioting be Committed i f not committed
Section 193 - Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of Land on which an unlawful assembly Or riot takes place
Section 194 - Affray-defined
Section 195 - Assaulting or obstructing public Servant when suppressing riot, etc
Section 196 - Promoting enmity between different Groups on grounds of religion, race, Place of birth, residence, language, Etc., And doing acts prejudicial to Maintenance of harmony
Section 197 - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to National integration
Section 198 - Public servant disobeying law, with Intent to cause injury to any person
Section 199 - Public servant disobeying direction Under law
Section 200 - Punishment for non-treatment of Victim
Section 201 - Public servant framing an incorrect Document with intent to cause injury
Section 202 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in Trade
Section 203 - Public servant unlawfully buying or Bidding for property
Section 204 - Personating a public servant
Section 205 - Wearing garb or carrying token used By public servant with fraudulent Intent
Section 206 - Absconding to avoid service of Summons or other proceeding
Section 207 - Preventing service of summons or Other proceeding, or preventing Publication thereof
Section 208 - Non-attendance in obedience to an Order from public servant
Section 209 - Non-appearance in response to a Proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023
Section 210 - Omission to produce document or Electronic record to public servant by Person, legally bound to produce it
Section 211 - Omission to give notice or Information to public servant by Person legally bound to give it
Section 212 - Furnishing false information
Section 213 - Refusing oath or affirmation when Duly required by public servant to Make it
Section 214 - Refusing to answer public servant Authorised to question
Section 215 - Refusing to sign statement
Section 216 - False statement on oath or affirmation To public servant or person authorised To administer an oath or affirmation
Section 217 - False information, with intent to cause Public servant to use his lawful power To the injury of another person
Section 218 - Resistance to the taking of property by The lawful authority of a public Servant
Section 219 - Obstructing sale of property offered By authority of public servant for sale
Section 220 - Illegal purchase or bid for property Offered for sale by authority of public Servant
Section 221 - Obstructing public servant in Discharge of public functions
Section 222 - Omission to assist public servant When bound by law to give assistance
Section 223 - Disobedience to order duly Promulgated by public servant
Section 224 - Threat of injury to public servant
Section 225 - Threat of injury to induce person to Refrain from applying for protection
Section 226 - Attempt to commit suicide to compel Or restrain from applying or restrain of Lawful power
Section 227 - Giving false evidence
Section 228 - Fabricating false evidence
Section 229 - Punishment for false evidence
Section 230 - Giving or fabricating false evidence With intent to procure conviction of Capital offence
Section 231 - Giving or fabricating false evidence With intent to procure conviction of Offence punishable with imprisonment For life or imprisonment
Section 232 - Threatening any person to give false Evidence
Section 233 - Using evidence known to be false
Section 234 - Issuing or signing false certificate
Section 235 - Using as true a certificate known to be False
Section 236 - False statement made in declaration Which is by law receivable as Evidence
Section 237 - Using as true such declaration Knowing it to be false
Section 238 - Causing disappearance of evidence ,or Giving false information to screen Offender
Section 239 - Intentional omission to give Information of offence by person Bound to inform
Section 240 - Giving false information respecting an Offence committed
Section 241 - Destruction of document or electronic Record to prevent its production as Evidence
Section 242 - False personation for purpose of act or Proceeding in suit or prosecution
Section 243 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of Property to prevent its seizure as Forfeited or in execution
Section 244 - Fraudulent claim to property to Prevent its seizure as forfeited or in Execution
Section 245 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum Not due
Section 246 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court
Section 247 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum Not due
Section 248 - False charge of offence made with Intent to injure
Section 249 - Harbouring offender
Section 250 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender From punishment
Section 251 - Offering gift or restoration of property In consideration of screening offender
Section 252 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen Property, etc
Section 253 - Harbouring offender who has escaped From custody or whose apprehension Has been ordered
Section 254 - Penalty for harbouring robbers or Dacoits
Section 255 - Public servant disobeying direction of Law with intent to save person from Punishment or property from Forfeiture
Section 256 - Public servant framing incorrect Record or writing with intent to save Person from punishment or property From forfeiture
Section 257 - Public servant in judicial proceeding Corruptly making report, etc. contrary To law
Section 258 - Commitment for trial or confinement By person having authority who Knows that he is acting contrary to Law
Section 259 - Intentional omission to apprehend on Part of public servant bound to Apprehend
Section 260 - Intentional omission to apprehend on Part of public servant bound to Apprehend person under sentence or Lawfully committed
Section 261 - Escape from confinement or custody Negligently suffered by public servant
Section 262 - Resistance or obstruction by a person To his lawful apprehension
Section 263 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful Apprehension of another person
Section 264 - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance Of escape, on part of public servant, in Cases not otherwise provided for
Section 265 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful Apprehension or escape or rescue in Cases not otherwise provided for
Section 266 - Violation of condition of remission of Punishment
Section 267 - Intentional insult or interruption to Public servant sitting in judicial Proceeding
Section 268 - Personation of assessor
Section 269 - Failure by person released on bail or Bond to appear in Court
Section 270 - Public nuisance
Section 271 - Negligent act likely to spread Infection of disease dangerous to life
Section 272 - Malignant act likely to spread Infection of disease dangerous to life
Section 273 - Disobedience to quarantine rule
Section 274 - Adulteration of food or drink intended For sale
Section 275 - Sale of noxious food or drink
Section 276 - Adulteration of drugs
Section 277 - Sale of adulterated drugs
Section 278 - Sale of drug as a different drug or Preparation
Section 279 - Fouling water of public spring or Reservoir
Section 280 - Making atmosphere noxious to health
Section 281 - Rash driving or riding on a public Way
Section 282 - Rash navigation of vessel
Section 283 - Exhibition of false light, mark or Buoy
Section 284 - Conveying person by water for hire in Unsafe or overloaded vessel
Section 285 - Danger or obstruction in public way Or line of navigation
Section 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to Poisonous substance
Section 287 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire Or combustible matter
Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to Explosive substance
Section 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to Machinery
Section 290 - Negligent conduct with respect to Pulling down, repairing or Constructing buildings, etc
Section 291 - Negligent conduct with respect to Animal
Section 292 - Punishment for public nuisance in Cases not otherwise provided for
Section 293 - Continuance of nuisance after Injunction to discontinue
Section 294 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
Section 295 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young Person
Section 296 - Obscene acts and songs
Section 297 - Keeping lottery office
Section 298 - Injuring or defiling place of worship With intent to insult the religion of any Class
Section 299 - Deliberate and malicious acts intended To outrage religious feelings of any Class, by insulting its religion or Religious beliefs
Section 300 - Disturbing religious assembly
Section 301 - Trespassing on burial places, etc
Section 302 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate Intent to wound the religious feelings Of any person
Section 303 - Theft
Section 304 - Snatching
Section 305 - Theft in a dwelling house, or means of Transportation or place of worship, etc
Section 306 - Theft by clerk or servant of property In possession of master
Section 307 - Theft after preparation made for Causing death, hurt or restraint in Order to committing of theft
Section 308 - Extortion
Section 309 - Robbery
Section 310 - Dacoity definition
Section 311 - Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to Cause death or grievous hurt
Section 312 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity When armed with deadly weapon
Section 313 - Punishment for belonging to gang of Robbers, etc
Section 314 - Dishonest misappropriation of Property
Section 315 - Dishonest misappropriation of Property possessed by deceased Person at the time of his death
Section 316 - Criminal breach of trust
Section 317 - Stolen property
Section 318 - Cheating
Section 319 - Cheating by personation
Section 320 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or Concealment of property to prevent Distribution among creditors
Section 321 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing Debt being available for creditors
Section 322 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of Deed of transfer containing false Statement of consideration
Section 323 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or Concealment of property
Section 324 - Mischief
Section 325 - Mischief by killing or maiming Animal
Section 327 - Mischief with intent to destroy or Make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked Vessel or one of twenty tons burden
Section 328 - Punishment for intentionally running Vessel aground or ashore with intent to Commit theft, etc
Section 329 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass
Section 330 - Lurking house trespass
Section 331 - Punishment for house-trespass or House-breaking
Section 333 - House-trespass after preparation for Hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
Section 334 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle Containing property
Section 335 - Making a false document
Section 336 - Forgery
Section 337 - Forgery of record of Court or of Public register, etc
Section 338 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
Section 339 - Having possession of document Described in S ection 337 or S ection 338, knowing it to be forged And intending to use it as genuine
Section 340 - Forged document or electronic record And using it as genuine
Section 341 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, Etc., with intent to commit forgery, Punishable under section 338
Section 342 - Counterfeiting device or mark used For authenticating documents Described in section 338, or Possessing counterfeit marked Material
Section 343 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, Etc. of will, authority to adopt, or Valuable security
Section 344 - Falsification of accounts
Section 345 - Property mark
Section 346 - Tampering with property mark with Intent to cause injury
Section 347 - Counterfeiting a property mark
Section 348 - Making or possession of any Instrument for counterfeiting a Property mark
Section 349 - Selling goods marked with counterfeit Property mark
Section 350 - Making a false mark upon any Receptacle containing goods
Section 351 - Criminal intimidation
Section 352 - Intentional insult with intent to Provoke breach of the peace
Section 353 - Statements conducing to public Mischief
Section 354 - Act caused by inducing person to Believe that he will be rendered an Object of the Divine displeasure
Section 355 - Misconduct in public by a drunken Person
Section 356 - Defamation
Section 357 - Breach of contract to attend on and Supply wants of helpless person
Section 358 - Repeal and Savings