THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023

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THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023

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CLAUSES

CHAPTER I	PRELIMINARY
1	Short title, commencement and application.
2	Definitions.
3	General Explanations and expressions.
CHAPTER II	OF PUNISHMENTS
4	Punishments.
5	Commutation of sentence of death or imprisonment for life.
6	Fractions of terms of punishment.
7	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.
8	Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
9	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
10	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
11	Solitary confinement.
12	Limit of solitary confinement.
13	Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
CHAPTER III	GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
14	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
15	Act of Judge when acting judicially.
16	Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court.
17	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself, justified, by law.
18	Accident in doing a lawful act.
19	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
20	Act of a child under seven years of age.
21	Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding.
22	Act of a person of mental illness.
23	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
24	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
25	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
26	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit.
27	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person with mental illness, by or by consent of guardian.
28	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.
29	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
30	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
31	Communication made in good faith.
32	Act to which a person compelled by threats.
33	Act causing slight harm.
	Of the Right of Private Defence
34	Things done in private defence.
35	Right of private defence of the body and of property.
36	Right of private defence against the act of a person with mental illness, etc.
37	Acts against which there is no right of private defence.
38	When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death.
39	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
40	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body.
41	When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death.
42	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
43	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property.
44	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.
CHAPTER IV	OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT
	Of Abetment
45	Abetment of a thing.
46	Abettor.
47	Abetment in India of offences outside India.
48	Abetment outside India for offence in India.
49	Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
50	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
51	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
52	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
53	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.
54	Abettor present when offence is committed.
55	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
56	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.
57	Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons.
58	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
59	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
60	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
	Of Criminal Conspiracy
61	Criminal conspiracy.
	Of Attempt
62	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
CHAPTER V	OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILDREN
	Of Sexual offences
63	Rape.
64	Punishment for rape.
65	Punishment for rape in certain cases.
66	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
67	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation or by a person in authority.
68	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
69	Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.
70	Gang rape.
71	Punishment for repeat offenders.
72	Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.
	Of criminal force and assault against women
73	Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
74	Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.
75	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
76	Voyeurism.
77	Stalking.
78	Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
	Of offences relating to marriage
79	Dowry death
80	Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
81	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
82	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
83	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
84	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
85	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
	Of the causing of miscarriage, etc.
86	Causing miscarriage.
87	Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.
88	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
89	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth.
90	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
	Of offences against children
91	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.
92	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
93	Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
94	Procuration of child.
95	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.
96	Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
97	Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
CHAPTER VI	OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
	Of offences affecting life
98	Culpable homicide.
99	Murder.
100	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
101	Punishment for murder.
102	Punishment for murder by life-convict.
103	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
104	Causing death by negligence.
105	Abetment of suicide of child or person with mental illness.
106	Abetment of suicide.
107	Attempt to murder.
108	Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
109	Organised crime.
110	Petty organised crime or organised in general.
111	Offence of terrorist act.
	Of hurt
112	Hurt.
113	Voluntarily causing hurt.
114	Grievous hurt.
115	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
116	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
117	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act.

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