भारतीय न्याय संहिता, 2023

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

भारतीय न्याय संहिता, 2023 (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023) की सभी धाराएँ हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में पढ़ें। सम्पूर्ण पाठ — सरकारी राजपत्र से सत्यापित।

विवरण (Description)

The new criminal code of India, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. It aims to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offences and for matters connected therewith.

धाराएँ / Sections (358)

धारा 1— Short title, commencement and application
धारा 10— Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
धारा 100— Culpable homicide
धारा 101— Murder
धारा 102— Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
धारा 103— Punishment for murder
धारा 104— Punishment for murder by life-convict
धारा 105— Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
धारा 106— Causing death by negligence
धारा 107— Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
धारा 108— Abetment of suicide
धारा 109— Attempt to murder
धारा 11— Solitary confinement
धारा 110— Attempt to commit culpable homicide
धारा 111— Organised crime
धारा 112— Petty organised crime
धारा 113— Terrorist act
धारा 114— Hurt
धारा 115— Voluntarily causing hurt
धारा 116— Grievous hurt
धारा 117— Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
धारा 118— Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
धारा 119— Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
धारा 12— Limit of solitary confinement
धारा 120— Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
धारा 121— Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
धारा 122— Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
धारा 123— Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
धारा 124— Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
धारा 125— Act endangering life or personal safety of others
धारा 126— Wrongful restraint
धारा 127— Wrongful confinement
धारा 128— Force
धारा 129— Criminal force
धारा 13— Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
धारा 130— Assault
धारा 131— Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
धारा 132— Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
धारा 133— Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
धारा 134— Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
धारा 135— Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person
धारा 136— Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
धारा 137— Kidnapping
धारा 138— Abduction
धारा 139— Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging
धारा 14— Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
धारा 140— Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
धारा 141— Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
धारा 142— Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
धारा 143— Trafficking of person
धारा 144— Exploitation of a trafficked person
धारा 145— Habitual dealing in slaves
धारा 146— Unlawful compulsory labour
धारा 147— Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
धारा 148— Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147
धारा 149— Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
धारा 15— Act of Judge when acting judicially
धारा 150— Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
धारा 151— Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
धारा 152— Acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
धारा 153— Waging war against the Government of any foreign State at peace with the Government of India
धारा 154— Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India
धारा 155— Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154
धारा 156— Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
धारा 157— Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
धारा 158— Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
धारा 159— Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
धारा 16— Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
धारा 160— Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
धारा 161— Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
धारा 162— Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
धारा 163— Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
धारा 164— Harbouring deserter
धारा 165— Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
धारा 166— Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
धारा 167— Persons subject to certain Acts
धारा 168— Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
धारा 169— Candidate, electoral right defined
धारा 17— Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
धारा 170— Bribery
धारा 171— Undue influence at elections
धारा 172— Personation at elections
धारा 173— Punishment for bribery
धारा 174— Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
धारा 175— False statement in connection with an election
धारा 176— Illegal payments in connection with an election
धारा 177— Failure to keep election accounts
धारा 178— Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
धारा 179— Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
धारा 18— Accident in doing a lawful act
धारा 180— Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
धारा 181— Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
धारा 182— Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
धारा 183— Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
धारा 184— Using Government stamp known to have been before used
धारा 185— Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
धारा 186— Prohibition of fictitious stamps
धारा 187— Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
धारा 188— Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
धारा 189— Unlawful assembly
धारा 19— Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
धारा 190— Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
धारा 191— Rioting
धारा 192— Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed; if not committed
धारा 193— Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
धारा 194— Affray
धारा 195— Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
धारा 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
धारा 197— Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
धारा 198— Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
धारा 199— Public servant disobeying direction under law
धारा 2— Definitions
धारा 20— Act of a child under seven years of age
धारा 200— Punishment for non-treatment of victim
धारा 201— Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
धारा 202— Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
धारा 203— Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
धारा 204— Personating a public servant
धारा 205— Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
धारा 206— Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
धारा 207— Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
धारा 208— Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
धारा 209— Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
धारा 21— Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding
धारा 210— Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
धारा 211— Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
धारा 212— Furnishing false information
धारा 213— Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
धारा 214— Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
धारा 215— Refusing to sign statement
धारा 216— False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
धारा 217— False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
धारा 218— Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
धारा 219— Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
धारा 22— Act of a person of unsound mind
धारा 220— Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
धारा 221— Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
धारा 222— Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
धारा 223— Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
धारा 224— Threat of injury to public servant
धारा 225— Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
धारा 226— Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
धारा 227— Giving false evidence
धारा 228— Fabricating false evidence
धारा 229— Punishment for false evidence
धारा 23— Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
धारा 230— Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
धारा 231— Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
धारा 232— Threatening any person to give false evidence
धारा 233— Using evidence known to be false
धारा 234— Issuing or signing false certificate
धारा 235— Using as true a certificate known to be false
धारा 236— False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
धारा 237— Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
धारा 238— Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
धारा 239— Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
धारा 24— Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
धारा 240— Giving false information respecting an offence committed
धारा 241— Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
धारा 242— False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
धारा 243— Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
धारा 244— Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
धारा 245— Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
धारा 246— Dishonestly making false claim in Court
धारा 247— Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
धारा 248— False charge of offence made with intent to injure
धारा 249— Harbouring offender
धारा 25— Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
धारा 250— Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
धारा 251— Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
धारा 252— Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
धारा 253— Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
धारा 254— Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
धारा 255— Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
धारा 256— Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
धारा 257— Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
धारा 258— Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
धारा 259— Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
धारा 26— Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
धारा 260— Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
धारा 261— Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
धारा 262— Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
धारा 263— Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
धारा 264— Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for
धारा 265— Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
धारा 266— Violation of condition of remission of punishment
धारा 267— Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
धारा 268— Personation of an assessor
धारा 269— Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
धारा 27— Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian
धारा 270— Public nuisance
धारा 271— Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
धारा 272— Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
धारा 273— Disobedience to quarantine rule
धारा 274— Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
धारा 275— Sale of noxious food or drink
धारा 276— Adulteration of drugs
धारा 277— Sale of adulterated drugs
धारा 278— Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
धारा 279— Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
धारा 28— Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
धारा 280— Making atmosphere noxious to health
धारा 281— Rash driving or riding on a public way
धारा 282— Rash navigation of vessel
धारा 283— Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
धारा 284— Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
धारा 285— Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
धारा 286— Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
धारा 287— Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
धारा 288— Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
धारा 289— Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
धारा 29— Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
धारा 290— Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
धारा 291— Negligent conduct with respect to animal
धारा 292— Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
धारा 293— Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
धारा 294— Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
धारा 295— Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child
धारा 296— Obscene acts and songs
धारा 297— Keeping lottery office
धारा 298— Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
धारा 299— Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
धारा 3— General explanations
धारा 30— Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
धारा 300— Disturbing religious assembly
धारा 301— Trespassing on burial places, etc.
धारा 302— Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
धारा 303— Theft
धारा 304— Snatching
धारा 305— Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
धारा 306— Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
धारा 307— Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of theft
धारा 308— Extortion
धारा 309— Robbery
धारा 31— Communication made in good faith
धारा 310— Dacoity
धारा 311— Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
धारा 312— Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
धारा 313— Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.
धारा 314— Dishonest misappropriation of property
धारा 315— Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
धारा 316— Criminal breach of trust
धारा 317— Stolen property
धारा 318— Cheating
धारा 319— Cheating by personation
धारा 32— Act to which a person is compelled by threats
धारा 320— Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
धारा 321— Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
धारा 322— Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
धारा 323— Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
धारा 324— Mischief
धारा 325— Mischief by killing or maiming animal
धारा 326— Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.
धारा 327— Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
धारा 328— Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
धारा 329— Criminal trespass and house-trespass
धारा 33— Act causing slight harm
धारा 330— House-trespass and house-breaking
धारा 331— Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking
धारा 332— House-trespass in order to commit offence
धारा 333— House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
धारा 334— Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
धारा 335— Making a false document
धारा 336— Forgery
धारा 337— Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
धारा 338— Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
धारा 339— Having possession of document described in section 337 or 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
धारा 34— Things done in private defence
धारा 340— Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
धारा 341— Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338
धारा 342— Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
धारा 343— Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
धारा 344— Falsification of accounts
धारा 345— Property mark
धारा 346— Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
धारा 347— Counterfeiting a property mark
धारा 348— Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
धारा 349— Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
धारा 35— Right of private defence of body and of property
धारा 350— Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
धारा 351— Criminal intimidation
धारा 352— Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace
धारा 353— Statements conducing to public mischief
धारा 354— Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
धारा 355— Misconduct in public by a drunken person
धारा 356— Defamation
धारा 357— Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
धारा 358— Repeal and savings
धारा 36— Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
धारा 37— Acts against which there is no right of private defence
धारा 38— When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
धारा 39— When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
धारा 4— Punishments
धारा 40— Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
धारा 41— When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
धारा 42— When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
धारा 43— Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
धारा 44— Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
धारा 45— Abetment of a thing
धारा 46— Abettor
धारा 47— Abetment in India of offences outside India
धारा 48— Abetment outside India for offence in India
धारा 49— Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
धारा 5— Commutation of sentence
धारा 50— Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
धारा 51— Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
धारा 52— Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
धारा 53— Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor
धारा 54— Abettor present when offence is committed
धारा 55— Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life—if offence not committed
धारा 56— Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment—if offence not committed
धारा 57— Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
धारा 58— Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
धारा 59— Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
धारा 6— Fractions of terms of punishment
धारा 60— Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
धारा 61— Criminal conspiracy
धारा 62— Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
धारा 63— Rape
धारा 64— Punishment for rape
धारा 65— Punishment for rape in certain cases
धारा 66— Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
धारा 67— Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
धारा 68— Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
धारा 69— Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
धारा 7— Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
धारा 70— Gang rape
धारा 71— Punishment for repeat offenders
धारा 72— Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.
धारा 73— Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission
धारा 74— Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
धारा 75— Sexual harassment
धारा 76— Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
धारा 77— Voyeurism
धारा 78— Stalking
धारा 79— Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
धारा 8— Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
धारा 80— Dowry death
धारा 81— Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
धारा 82— Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
धारा 83— Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
धारा 84— Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
धारा 85— Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
धारा 86— Cruelty defined
धारा 87— Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
धारा 88— Causing miscarriage
धारा 89— Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
धारा 9— Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
धारा 90— Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
धारा 91— Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
धारा 92— Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
धारा 93— Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
धारा 94— Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
धारा 95— Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
धारा 96— Procuration of child
धारा 97— Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
धारा 98— Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
धारा 99— Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

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