Section 97 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Kidnapping or Abducting Child Under Ten Years of Age with Intent to Steal from Its Person Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of…
Section 96 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Procuration of Child Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any child to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such child may be, or knowing that it…
Section 95 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Hiring, Employing or Engaging a Child to Commit an Offence Whoever hires, employs or engages any child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which shall not…
Section 94 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Concealment of Birth by Secret Disposal of Dead Body Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child whether such child die before or after or during…
Section 93 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Exposure and Abandonment of Child Under Twelve Years of Age, by Parent or Person Having Care of It Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve…
Section 92 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Causing Death of Quick Unborn Child by Act Amounting to Culpable Homicide Whoever does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide,…
Section 91 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Act Done with Intent to Prevent Child Being Born Alive or to Cause to Die After Birth Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby…
Section 90 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Death Caused by Act Done with Intent to Cause Miscarriage (1) Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which causes the death of such…
Section 89 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Causing Miscarriage Without Woman’s Consent Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment…
Section 88 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Causing Miscarriage Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be…
Section 87 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Kidnapping, Abducting or Inducing Woman to Compel Her Marriage, etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will…
Section 86 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Cruelty Defined For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means—(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause…
Section 85 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Husband or Relative of Husband of a Woman Subjecting Her to Cruelty Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be…
Section 82 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Marrying Again During Lifetime of Husband or Wife (1) Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place…
Section 84 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Enticing or Taking Away or Detaining with Criminal Intent a Married Woman Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be…
Section 83 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Marriage Ceremony Fraudulently Gone Through Without Lawful Marriage Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be…
Section 81 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Cohabitation Caused by Man Deceitfully Inducing Belief of Lawful Marriage Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married…
Section 80 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Dowry Death (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it…
Section 79 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Word, Gesture or Act Intended to Insult Modesty of a Woman Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object…
Section 78 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Stalking (1) Any man who—(i) follows a woman and contacts, or attempts to contact such woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by such woman; or(ii) monitors…
Section 77 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Voyeurism Whoever watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed either by the perpetrator…
Section 76 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Assault or Use of Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Disrobe Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the intention of disrobing or compelling…
Section 75 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Sexual Harassment (1) A man committing any of the following acts:—(i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or(ii) a demand or request for sexual favours; or(iii) showing pornography…
Section 74 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Assault or Use of Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Her Modesty Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely…
Section 73 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Printing or Publishing Any Matter Relating to Court Proceedings Without Permission Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a Court with respect to an offence referred to…
