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Section 7 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple 7. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple. In every case…

Section 6 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Fractions of terms of punishment 6. Fractions of terms of punishment. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless…

Section 5 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Commutation of sentence 5. Commutation of sentence. The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474…

Section 4 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Punishments 4. Punishments. The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are- (a) Death; (b) Imprisonment for life; (c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:- (1)…

Section 3 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – General explanations 3. General explanations. (1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every Illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to…

Section 2 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Definitions 2. Definitions In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) “act” denotes as well a series of acts as a single act; (2) “animal” means any living creature, other than…

Section 1 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Short title, commencement and application (1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in…