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| Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 |
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is a substantive law. It is the intended aim and object of BNS. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 came into force with effect from the 1st of July, 2024.
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Division 1 - Introduction
- History
- Elements of Crime
- General Introduction of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023
- The doctrine of Mens Rea
Division 2 - General Explanations
Division 3 - Punishments
- History of Punishments
- Theories of Punishments
- Types of Punishments
- Solitary Confinement
Division 4 - General Exceptions
- Mistake of Fact and Mistake of Law
- Accident and Necessity
- Act by Child or Insane
- Act by Intoxicated Person
- Act with Consent
- Act for Benefit of Person without Consent
- Act under Compulsion
- Trivals Acts
- Right of Private Defence
- Offence of Abetment
Division 5 - Criminal Conspiracy
Division 6 - Offences against State
- waging war against State
- Assaulting President, Governer etc.
- Sedition
- Committing Depredation
- Escape
Division 7 - Offences Relating to Army, Navy and Air Force
- Abetment
- Harbouring Deserter
Division 8 - Offences against Public Tranquility
- Unlawful Assembly
- Rioting
- 153A, 153AA, 153B
- Affray
Division 9 - Offences by or relating to Public Servants
Division 10 - Offences Relating to Elections
Division 11 - Contempt of Lawful Authority of Public Servant
Division 12 - False Evidence and Offence against Public Justice
- Giving False Evidence
- Harbouring Offender
Division 13 - Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps
Division 14 - Offences Relating to Weight and Measures
Division 15 - Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
- Public Nuisance
- Negligent and Malignant Act
- Adulteration of Food and Drugs
- Rash Driving on Public Way
- Exhibition of False Light, Mark or Buoy
- Negligent Conduct
- Sale or Obscene of Books etc
- Keeping Lottery Office
- Disturbing Religious Assembly
Division 16 - Offence Relating to Religion
Division 17 - Offences Relating to Human Body
- Culpable Homicide
- Murder
- Death by Negligence
- Dowry Death
- Suicide of Child or Insane Person
- Abetment to Suicide
- Attempt to Suicide
- Thug
- Miscarriage
- Hurt
- Grievous Hurt
- Wrongful Restraint
- Wrongful Confinement
- Criminal Force
- Assault
- Kidnapping
- Abduction
- Procreation of Minor Girl
- Slavery and Forced Labour
- Rape
- Unnatural Offences
Division 18 - Offences Relating to Property
- Theft
- Extortion
- Difference Between Theft and Extortion
- Robbery
- Dacoity
- Difference Between Robbery and Dacoity
- Dishonest Misappropriation of Property
- Criminal Breach of Trust
- Stolen Property
- Cheating
- Mischief
- Criminal Trespass
- Forgery of Documents and Property Marks
- Breach of Contract
Division 19 - Offences Relating to Marriage
- Invalid Marriage
- Bigamy
- Elopement
- Cruelty
Division 20 - Offences Relating to Status/Personality of Persons
- Defamation
- Criminal Intimidation
- Insult Modesty of Women
- Misconduct in Public by Drunken Person
- Punishment for Attempt to Commit Offence