Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS Section 1-Short Title, Commencement And Application

BNS Section 2-Definitions

BNS Section 3-General Explanations

BNS Section 4-Punishments

BNS Section 5-Commutation Of Sentence

BNS Section 6-Fractions Of Terms Of Punishment

BNS Section 7-Sentences May Be (In Certain Cases Of Imprisonment) Wholly Or Partly Rigorous Or Simple

BNS Section 8-Amount Of Fine, Liability In Default Of Payment Of Fine, Etc

BNS Section 9-Limit Of Punishment Of Offence Made Up Of Several Offences

BNS Section 10-Punishment Of A Person Guilty Of One Of Several Offences, Judgement Stating That It Is Doubtful Of Which

BNS Section 11-Solitary Confinement

BNS Section 12-Limit Of Solitary Confinement

BNS Section 13-Enhanced Punishment For Certain Offences After Previous Conviction

BNS Section 14-Act Done By A Person Bound, Or By Mistake Of Fact Believing Himself Bound, By Law

BNS Section 15-Act Of Judge When Acting Judicially

BNS Section 16-Act Done Pursuant To Judgement Or Order Of Court

BNS Section 17-Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law

BNS Section 18-Accident in doing a lawful act

BNS Section 19-Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm

BNS Section 20-Act of a child under seven years of age

BNS Section 21-Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding

BNS Section 22-Act of a person of unsound mind

BNS Section 23-Act of a person incapable of judgement by reason of intoxication caused against his will

BNS Section 24-Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated

BNS Section 25-Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

BNS Section 26-Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit

BNS Section 27-Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian

BNS Section 28-Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

BNS Section 29-Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused

BNS Section 30-Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

BNS Section 31-Communication made in good faith

BNS Section 32-Act to which a person is compelled by threats

BNS Section 33-Act causing slight harm

BNS Section 34-Things done in private defence

BNS Section 35-Right of private defence of body and of property

BNS Section 36-Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc

BNS Section 37-Acts against which there is no right of private defence

BNS Section 38-When right of private defence of body extends to causing death

BNS Section 39-When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

BNS Section 40-Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body

BNS Section 41-When right of private defence of property extends to causing death

BNS Section 42-When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

BNS Section 43-Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property

BNS Section 44-Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

BNS Section 45-Abetment of a thing

BNS Section 46-Abettor

BNS Section 47-Abetment in India of offences outside India

BNS Section 48-Abetment outside India for offence in India

BNS Section 49-Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment

BNS Section 50-Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor

BNS Section 51-Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done

BNS Section 52-Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done

BNS Section 53-Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor

BNS Section 54-Abettor present when offence is committed

BNS Section 55-Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

BNS Section 56-Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment

BNS Section 57-Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons

BNS Section 58-Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

BNS Section 59-Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.

BNS Section 60-Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

BNS Section 61-Criminal conspiracy

BNS Section 62-Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

BNS Section 63-Rape

BNS Section 64-Punishment for rape

BNS Section 65-Punishment for rape in certain cases

BNS Section 66-Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim

BNS Section 67-Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation

BNS Section 68-Sexual intercourse by a person in authority

BNS Section 69-Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc

BNS Section 70-Gang rape

BNS Section 71-Punishment for repeat offenders

BNS Section 72-Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc

BNS Section 73-Printing or publishing of any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission

BNS Section 74-Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

BNS Section 75-Sexual harassment

BNS Section 76-Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe

BNS Section 77-Voyeurism

BNS Section 78-Stalking

BNS Section 79-Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman

BNS Section 80-Dowry death

BNS Section 81-Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage

BNS Section 82-Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

BNS Section 83-Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

BNS Section 84-Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

BNS Section 85-Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty

BNS Section 86-Cruelty defined

BNS Section 87-Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc

BNS Section 88-Causing miscarriage

BNS Section 89-Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent

BNS Section 90-Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

BNS Section 91-Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth

BNS Section 92-Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide

BNS Section 93-Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it

BNS Section 94-Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

BNS Section 95-Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence

BNS Section 96-Procuration of child

BNS Section 97-Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person

BNS Section 98-Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc

BNS Section 99-Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc

BNS Section 100-Culpable homicide

BNS Section 101-Murder

BNS Section 102-Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

BNS Section 103-Punishment for murder

BNS Section 104-Punishment for murder by life-convict

BNS Section 105-Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

BNS Section 106-Causing death by negligence

BNS Section 107-Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind

BNS Section 108-Abetment of suicide

BNS Section 109-Attempt to murder

BNS Section 110-Attempt to commit culpable homicide

BNS Section 111-Organised crime

BNS Section 112-Petty organised crime

BNS Section 113-Terrorist act

BNS Section 114-Hurt

BNS Section 115-Voluntarily causing hurt

BNS Section 116-Grievous hurt

BNS Section 117-Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

BNS Section 118-Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

BNS Section 119-Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

BNS Section 120-Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

BNS Section 121-Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

BNS Section 122-Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation

BNS Section 123-Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

BNS Section 124-Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc

BNS Section 125-Act endangering life or personal safety of others

BNS Section 126-Wrongful restraint

BNS Section 127-Wrongful confinement

BNS Section 128-force

BNS Section 129-Criminal force

BNS Section 130-Assault

BNS Section 131-Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

BNS Section 132-Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

BNS Section 133-Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

BNS Section 134-Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

BNS Section 135-Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person

BNS Section 136-Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

BNS Section 137-Kidnapping

BNS Section 138-Abduction

BNS Section 139-Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging

BNS Section 140-Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc

BNS Section 141-Importation of girls or boys from foreign countries

BNS Section 142-Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

BNS Section 143-Trafficking of person

BNS Section 144-Exploitation of a trafficked person

BNS Section 145-Habitual dealing in slaves

BNS Section 146-Unlawful compulsory labour

BNS Section 147-Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India

BNS Section 148-Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147

BNS Section 149-Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India

BNS Section 150-Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war

BNS Section 151-Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power

BNS Section 152-Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India

BNS Section 153-Waging war against the Government of any foreign State at peace with the Government of India

BNS Section 154-Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India

BNS Section 155-Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154

BNS Section 156-Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape

BNS Section 157-Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape

BNS Section 158-Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner

BNS Section 159-Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty

BNS Section 160-Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof

BNS Section 161-Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office

BNS Section 162-Abetment of such assault, if assault committed

BNS Section 163-Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman

BNS Section 164-Harbouring deserter

BNS Section 165-Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

BNS Section 166-Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman

BNS Section 167-Persons subject to certain Acts

BNS Section 168-Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman

BNS Section 169-Candidate, electoral right defined

BNS Section 170-Bribery

BNS Section 171-Undue influence at elections

BNS Section 172-Personation at elections

BNS Section 173-Punishment for bribery

BNS Section 174-Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election

BNS Section 175-False statement in connection with an election

BNS Section 176-Illegal payments in connection with an election

BNS Section 177-Failure to keep election accounts

BNS Section 178-Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes

BNS Section 179-Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes

BNS Section 180-Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes

BNS Section 181-Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes

BNS Section 182-Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

BNS Section 183-Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government

BNS Section 184-Using Government stamp known to have been before used

BNS Section 185-Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used

BNS Section 186-Prohibition of fictitious stamps

BNS Section 187-Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

BNS Section 188-Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint

BNS Section 189-Unlawful assembly

BNS Section 190-Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

BNS Section 191-Rioting

BNS Section 192-Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed

BNS Section 193-Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place

BNS Section 194-Affray

BNS Section 195-Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc

BNS 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

BNS Section 197-Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration

BNS Section 198-Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

BNS Section 199-Public servant disobeying direction under law

BNS Section 200-Punishment for non-treatment of victim

BNS Section 201-Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

BNS Section 202-Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade

BNS Section 203-Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

BNS Section 204-Personating a public servant

BNS Section 205-Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent

BNS Section 206-Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding

BNS Section 207-Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof

BNS Section 208-Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant

BNS Section 209-Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 210-Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it

BNS Section 211-Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

BNS Section 212-Furnishing false information

BNS Section 213-Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by a public servant to make it

BNS Section 214-Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question

BNS Section 215-Refusing to sign statement

BNS Section 216-False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation

BNS Section 217-False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person

BNS Section 218-Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant

BNS Section 219-Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

BNS Section 220-Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of a public servant.

BNS Section 221-Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

BNS Section 222-Omission to assist public servants when bound by law to give assistance.

BNS Section 223-Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant.

BNS Section 224-Threat of injury to public servant

BNS Section 225-Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant

BNS Section 226-Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power

BNS Section 227-Giving false evidence

BNS Section 228-Fabricating false evidence

BNS Section 229-Punishment for false evidence

BNS Section 230-Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence

BNS Section 231-Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment

BNS Section 232-Threatening any person to give false evidence.

BNS Section 233-Using evidence known to be false.

BNS Section 234-Issuing or signing false certificate

BNS Section 235-Using as true a certificate known to be false

BNS Section 236-False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.

BNS Section 237-Using as true such a declaration knowing it to be false.

BNS Section 238-Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender

BNS Section 239-Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform

BNS Section 240-Giving false information respecting an offence committed

BNS Section 241-Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

BNS Section 242-False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

BNS Section 243-Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

BNS Section 244-Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

BNS Section 245-Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due

BNS Section 246-Dishonestly making false claims in Court

BNS Section 247-Fraudulently obtaining a decree for sum not due

BNS Section 248-False charge of offence made with intent to injure

BNS Section 249-Harbouring offender

BNS Section 250-Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment

BNS Section 251-Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offenders

BNS Section 252-Taking gifts to help to recover stolen property, etc

BNS Section 253-Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered

BNS Section 254-Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits

BNS Section 255-Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

BNS Section 256-Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

BNS Section 257-Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

BNS Section 258-Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law

BNS Section 259-Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend

BNS Section 260-Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed

BNS Section 261-Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant

BNS Section 262-Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension

BNS Section 263-Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person

BNS Section 264-Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for

BNS Section 265-Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for

BNS Section 266-Violation of condition of remission of punishment

BNS Section 267-Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in judicial proceedings

BNS Section 268-Personation of assessor

BNS Section 269-Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court

BNS Section 270-Public nuisance

BNS Section 271-Negligent act is likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

BNS Section 272-Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

BNS Section 273-Disobedience to quarantine rule.

BNS Section 274-Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale

BNS Section 275-Sale of noxious food or drink

BNS Section 276-Adulteration of drugs

BNS Section 277-Sale of adulterated drugs

BNS Section 278-Sale of drugs as a different drug or preparation.

BNS Section 279-Fouling water of a public spring or reservoir

BNS Section 280-Making atmosphere noxious to health

BNS Section 281-Rash driving or riding on a public way

BNS Section 282-Rash navigation of vessels

BNS Section 283-Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy

BNS Section 284-Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel

BNS Section 285-Danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation

BNS Section 286-Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance

BNS Section 287-Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

BNS Section 288-Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance

BNS Section 289-Negligent conduct with respect to machinery

BNS Section 290-Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc

BNS Section 291-Negligent conduct with respect to animal

BNS Section 292-Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

BNS Section 293-Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue

BNS Section 294-Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc

BNS Section 295-Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child

BNS Section 296-Obscene acts and songs

BNS Section 297-Keeping the lottery office

BNS Section 298-Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class

BNS Section 299-Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

BNS Section 300-Disturbing religious assembly

BNS Section 301-Trespassing on burial places, etc

BNS Section 302-Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person

BNS Section 303-Theft

BNS Section 304-Snatching

BNS Section 305-Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc

BNS Section 306-Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

BNS Section 307-Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft

BNS Section 308-Extortion

BNS Section 309-Robbery

BNS Section 310-Dacoity

BNS Section 311-Robbery, or dacoity, with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

BNS Section 312-Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapons

BNS Section 313-Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc

BNS Section 314-Dishonest misappropriation of property

BNS Section 315-Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

BNS Section 316-Criminal breach of trust

BNS Section 317-Stolen property

BNS Section 318-Cheating

BNS Section 319-Cheating by personation

BNS Section 320-Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors

BNS Section 321-Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors

BNS Section 322-Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration

BNS Section 323-Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property

BNS Section 324-Mischief

BNS Section 325-Mischief by killing or maiming animal

BNS Section 326-Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc

BNS Section 327-Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden

BNS Section 328-Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc

BNS Section 329-Criminal trespass and house-trespass

BNS Section 330-House-trespass and house-breaking

BNS Section 331-Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking

BNS Section 332-House-trespass in order to commit offence

BNS Section 333-House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

BNS Section 334-Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property

BNS Section 335-Making a false document

BNS Section 336-Forgery

BNS Section 337-Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc

BNS Section 338-Forgery of valuable security, will, etc

BNS Section 339-Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

BNS Section 340-Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine

BNS Section 341-Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338

BNS Section 342-Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material

BNS Section 343-Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

BNS Section 344-Falsification of accounts

BNS Section 345-Property mark

BNS Section 346-Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

BNS Section 347-Counterfeiting a property mark

BNS Section 348-Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

BNS Section 349-Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

BNS Section 350-Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

BNS Section 351-Criminal intimidation

BNS Section 352-Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace

BNS Section 353-Statements conducing to public mischief

BNS Section 354-Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure

BNS Section 355-Misconduct in public by a drunken person

BNS Section 356-Defamation

BNS Section 357-Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

BNS Section 358-Repeal and savings