Section 64 BNS - Punishment for rape

Act: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section: 64 - Punishment for rape
Old provision: Section 376(1) IPC Section 376 IPC
Punishment: Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and fine.
Cognizable?: Cognizable.
Bailable?: Non-bailable.
Triable by: Court of Session.

Old law → Section 64 BNS

Corresponds to	Change	Remarks
Section 376(1) IPC	Modified	Word “military” is replaced with “army”.
Section 376 IPC	Split	Section 376(1) IPC is now Section 64 BNS; the aggravated forms in Sections 376(2) to 376E IPC are Sections 65 to 71 BNS.

Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with punishment for rape. Under the old law this was Section 376(1) of the IPC.

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