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1(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.→2In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,––→3(1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision,→4The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita→5The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute→6In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be→7In every case in which an offender is punishable with imprisonment which may be→8(1) Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to→9(1) Where anything which is an offence is made up of parts, any of which parts is→10In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several→11Whenever any person is convicted of an offence for which under this Sanhita the→12In executing a sentence of solitary confinement, such confinement shall in no case→13Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable→14Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a→15Nothing is an offence which is done by a Judge when acting judicially in the Act of Judge→16Nothing which is done in pursuance of, or which is warranted by the judgment or→17Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is justified by law, or who→18Nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any Accident in→19Nothing is an offence merely by reason of its being done with the knowledge that→20Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.→21Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under→22Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by→23Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by→24In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular knowledge→25Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not→26Nothing, which is not intended to cause death, is an offence by reason of any harm→27Nothing which is done in good faith for the benefit of a person under twelve years→28A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita,–– Consent→29The exceptions in sections 25, 26 and 27 do not extend to acts which are offences→30Nothing is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause to a person for→31No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the→32Except murder, and offences against the State punishable with death, nothing is an→33Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or→34Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence.→35Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to→36When an act, which would otherwise be a certain offence, is not that offence, by→37(1) There is no right of private defence,––→38The right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions specified in→39If the offence be not of any of the descriptions specified in section 38, the right of→40The right of private defence of the body commences as soon as a reasonable→41The right of private defence of property extends, under the restrictions specified in→42If the offence, the committing of which, or the attempting to commit which occasions→43The right of private defence of property,––→44If in the exercise of the right of private defence against an assault which reasonably→45A person abets the doing of a thing, who—→46A person abets an offence, who abets either the commission of an offence, or the Abettor.→47A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, in India, abets→48A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, without and→49Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of→50Whoever abets the commission of an offence shall, if the person abetted does the→51When an act is abetted and a different act is done, the abettor is liable for the act Liability of→52If the act for which the abettor is liable under section 51 is committed in addition to→53When an act is abetted with the intention on the part of the abettor of causing a→54Whenever any person, who is absent would be liable to be punished as an abettor,→55Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or→56Whoever abets an offence punishable with imprisonment shall, if that offence be→57Whoever abets the commission of an offence by the public generally or by any→58Whoever intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby→59Whoever, being a public servant, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely→60Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby→61(1) When two or more persons agree with the common object to do, or cause to be→62Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Sanhita with→63A man is said to commit “rape” if he—→64(1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), commits rape, Punishment→65(1) Whoever, commits rape on a woman under sixteen years of age shall be Punishment→66Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2)→67Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living separately, whether→68Whoever, being—→69Whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry to a woman without→70(1) Where a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting→71Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under→72(1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known→73Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a→74Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or→75(1) A man committing any of the following acts:—→76Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the→77Whoever watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in Voyeurism.→78(1) Any man who—→79Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes→80(1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs→81Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to→82(1) Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such→83Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony→84Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has→85Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects→86For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means—→87Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or→88Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage Causing→89Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman,→90(1) Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any→91Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby→92Whoever does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death→93Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or→94Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child→95Whoever hires, employs or engages any child to commit an offence shall be→96Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any child to go from any place or to→97Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention→98Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any child with intent that such→99Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that→100Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, Culpable→101Except in the cases hereinafter excepted, culpable homicide is murder,––→102If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause→103(1) Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for→104Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for life, commits murder, shall be→105Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished→106(1) Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not→107If any child, any person of unsound mind, any delirious person or any person in→108If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide,→109(1) Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge, and under such→110Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such→111(1) Any continuing unlawful activity including kidnapping, robbery, vehicle Organised→112(1) Whoever, being a member of a group or gang, either singly or jointly, commits→113Terrorist act→114Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person is said to cause→115(1) Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any→116The following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous”, namely:––→117(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, if the hurt which he intends to cause or→118(1) Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub-section (1) of section 122,→119(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer,→120(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer→121(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the→122(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he→123Whoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any→124(1) Whoever causes permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or→125Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the→126(1) Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from Wrongful→127(1) Whoever wrongfully restrains any person in such a manner as to prevent that Wrongful→128A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or→129Whoever intentionally uses force to any person, without that person’s consent, Criminal force.→130Whoever makes any gesture, or any preparation intending or knowing it to be Assault.→131Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person otherwise than on grave→132Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in→133Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending thereby to→134Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, in attempting to commit→135Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, in attempting wrongfully→136Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person on grave and sudden→137(1) Kidnapping is of two kinds: kidnapping from India, and kidnapping from→138Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go Abduction.→139(1) Whoever kidnaps any child or, not being the lawful guardian of such child,→140(1) Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be→141Whoever imports into India from any country outside India any girl under the age→142Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted,→143(1) Whoever, for the purpose of exploitation recruits, transports, harbours, transfers,→144(1) Whoever, knowingly or having reason to believe that a child has been trafficked, Exploitation→145Whoever habitually imports, exports, removes, buys, sells, traffics or deals in Habitual→146Whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person, Unlawful→147Whoever wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such→148Whoever within or without and beyond India conspires to commit any of the→149Whoever collects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war→150Whoever by any act, or by any illegal omission, conceals the existence of a→151Whoever, with the intention of inducing or compelling the President of India, or→152Whoever, purposely or knowingly, by words, either spoken or written, or by→153Whoever wages war against the Government of any foreign State at peace with→154Whoever commits depredation, or makes preparations to commit depredation, on→155Whoever receives any property knowing the same to have been taken in the→156Whoever, being a public servant and having the custody of any State prisoner or→157Whoever, being a public servant and having the custody of any State prisoner or→158Whoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in→159Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in→160Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in→161Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army,→162Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army,→163Whoever abets the desertion of any officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army,→164Whoever, except as hereinafter excepted, knowing or having reason to believe→165The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any→166Whoever abets what he knows to be an act of insubordination by an officer,→167No person subject to the Air Force Act, 1950, the Army Act, 1950 and the Navy→168Whoever, not being a soldier, sailor or airman in the Army, Naval or Air service of→169For the purposes of this Chapter—→170(1) Whoever—→171(1) Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of Undue→172Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper on votes in the name of any Personation at→173Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of Punishment→174Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election→175Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any→176Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs→177Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having→178Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process→179Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any→180Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp,→181Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or→182(1) Whoever makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purpose whatsoever,→183Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or→184Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for→185Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or→186(1) Whoever—→187Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in India, does any act,→188Whoever, without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established in→189(1) An assembly of five or more persons is designated an “unlawful assembly”, if→190If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution→191(1) Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any Rioting.→193(1) Whenever any unlawful assembly or riot takes place, the owner or occupier of→194(1) When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public→195(1) Whoever assaults or obstructs any public servant or uses criminal force on→196(1) Whoever—→197(1) Whoever, by words either spoken or written or by signs or by visible Imputations,→198Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as→199Whoever, being a public servant,—→200Whoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or private, whether run by the→201Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with→202Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant→203Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant,→204Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that→205Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants, wears any garb or→206Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or→207Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on any→208Whoever, being legally bound to attend in person or by an agent at a certain place→209Whoever fails to appear at the specified place and the specified time as required→210Whoever, being legally bound to produce or deliver up any document or electronic→211Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any→212Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any→213Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath or affirmation to state the truth,→214Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject to any public→215Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign Refusing to→216Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on→217Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or→218Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful→219Whoever intentionally obstructs any sale of property offered for sale by the→220Whoever, at any sale of property held by the lawful authority of a public→221Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his→222Whoever, being bound by law to render or furnish assistance to any public→223Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully→224Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant, or to any person Threat of→225Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of→226Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any→227Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to Giving false→228Whoever causes any circumstance to exist or makes any false entry in any→229(1) Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial→230(1) Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence, intending thereby to cause, or→231Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause, or→232(1) Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or→233Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any→234Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed,→235Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true→236Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any→237Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration,→238Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been→239Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been→240Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been→241Whoever secretes or destroys any document or electronic record which he→242Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes→243Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person→244Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest→245Whoever fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be passed against→246Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any→247Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order against any person for a sum→248Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be→249Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a→250Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification→251Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification→252Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence→253Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful→254Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to→255Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law→256Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged→257Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces→258Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons→259Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to→260Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to→261Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep→262Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful→263Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful→264Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to→265Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 262 or section 263 or in any→266Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly→267Whoever, intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public→268Whoever, by personation or otherwise, shall intentionally cause, or knowingly Personation→269Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail bond or on→270A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal Public→271Whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or→272Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason→273Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made by the Government for putting any→274Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article→275Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which→276Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to→277Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in→278Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary→279Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir,→280Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious→281Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or→282Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger Rash navigation→283Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be→284Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for hire,→285Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his→286Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or→287Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently→288Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as→289Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger→290Whoever, in pulling down, repairing or constructing any building, knowingly or→291Whoever knowingly or negligently omits to take such measures with any animal→292Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this→293Whoever repeats or continues a public nuisance, having been enjoined by any→294(1) For the purposes of sub-section (2), a book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing,→295Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any child any such→296Whoever, to the annoyance of others,—→297(1) Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not Keeping→298Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held→299Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings→300Whoever voluntarily causes disturbance to any assembly lawfully engaged in Disturbing→301Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting→302Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any→303(1) Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the→304(1) Theft is snatching if, in order to commit theft, the offender suddenly or quickly→305Whoever commits theft—→306Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or being employed in the capacity of a clerk or→307Whoever commits theft, having made preparation for causing death, or hurt, or→308(1) Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or→309(1) In all robbery there is either theft or extortion.→310(1) When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery,→311If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly→312If, at the time of attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is armed→313Whoever belongs to any gang of persons associated in habitually committing→314Whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any movable Dishonest→315Whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any property,→316(1) Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion→317(1) Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft or extortion or Stolen→318(1) Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the→319(1) A person is said to cheat by personation if he cheats by pretending to be some Cheating by→320Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently removes, conceals or delivers to any person,→321Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently prevents any debt or demand due to himself→322Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently signs, executes or becomes a party to any→323Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently conceals or removes any property of himself→324(1) Whoever with intent to cause, or knowing that he is likely to cause, wrongful→325Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless→326Whoever commits mischief by,—→327(1) Whoever commits mischief to any rail, aircraft, or a decked vessel or any→328Whoever intentionally runs any vessel aground or ashore, intending to commit→329(1) Whoever enters into or upon property in the possession of another with→330(1) Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such→331(1) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, shall be punished→332Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence––→333Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to→334(1) Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or→335A person is said to make a false document or false electronic record—→336(1) Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of a→337Whoever forges a document or an electronic record, purporting to be a record or→338Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or→339Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the→340(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is→341(1) Whoever makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making→342(1) Whoever counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device→343Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to→344Whoever, being a clerk, officer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity→345(1) A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person→346Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or→347(1) Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any other person shall be Counterfeiting→348Whoever makes or has in his possession any die, plate or other instrument for the→349Whoever sells, or exposes, or has in possession for sale, any goods or things→350(1) Whoever makes any false mark upon any case, package or other receptacle→351(1) Whoever threatens another by any means, with any injury to his person, Criminal→352Whoever intentionally insults in any manner, and thereby gives provocation to→353(1) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, false information,→354Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything→355Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place→356(1) Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by Defamation.→357Whoever, being bound by a lawful contract to attend on or to supply the wants→358(1) The Indian Penal Code is hereby repealed.→

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