Chapter 1, PRELIMINARY, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023

 

 Preamble

Chapter I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1 - Short title, application and commencements

Section 2 - Definitions

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CHAPTER 20 - REPEAL AND SAVINGS, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

 

CHAPTER 20 - REPEAL AND SAVINGS

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act) 

Section 358 - Repeal and savings.

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CHAPTER 19 - OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC

 

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

Section 351 - Criminal intimidation.

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

Section 353 - Statements conducing to public mischief.

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

Section 355 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person.

Of defamation

Section 356 - Defamation.

Of breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

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

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CHAPTER 18 - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

 

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

 

Section 335 - Making a false document.

Section 336 - Forgery.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Section 344 - Falsification of accounts.

Of property marks

Section 345 - Property mark.

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

Section 347 - Counterfeiting a property mark.

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

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

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

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CHAPTER 17 - OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023...

 

Of theft

Section 303 - Theft.

Section 304 - Snatching.

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

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

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

Of extortion

Section 308 - Extortion.

Of robbery and dacoity

Section 309 - Robbery.

Section 310 - Dacoity.

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

Section 312 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.

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

Of criminal misappropriation of property

Section 314 - Dishonest misappropriation of property.

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

Of criminal breach of trust

Section 316 - Criminal breach of trust.

Of receiving stolen property

Section 317 - Stolen property.

Of cheating

Section 318 - Cheating.

Section 319 - Cheating by personation.

Of fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property

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

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

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

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

Of mischief

Section 324 - Mischief.

Section 325 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal.

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

Section 327 -Mischief with intenttodestroyormake unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.

Section 328 -Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground orashore with intent to commit theft, etc.

Of criminal trespass

Section 329 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass.

Section 330 - House-trespass and house-breaking.

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

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

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

Section 334 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.

 

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CHAPTER 16 - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, ...

 

CHAPTER XVI - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

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

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

Section 300 - Disturbing religious assembly.

Section 301 - Trespassing on burial places, etc.

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

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CHAPTER 15 - OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENC...

 

CHAPTER XV - OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

Section 270 - Public nuisance.

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

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

Section 273 - Disobedience to quarantine rule.

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

Section 275 - Sale of noxious food or drink.

Section 276 - Adulteration of drugs.

Section 277 - Sale of adulterated drugs.

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

Section 279 - Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.

Section 280 - Making atmosphere noxious to health.

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

Section 282 - Rash navigation of vessel.

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

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

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

Section 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.

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

Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.

Section 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.

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

Section 291 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal.

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

Section 293 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.

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

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

Section 296 - Obscene acts and songs.

Section 297 - Keeping lottery office.

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CHAPTER 14 - OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

 

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CHAPTER 14 - OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Section 227 - Giving false evidence.

Section 228 - Fabricating false evidence.

Section 229 - Punishment for false evidence.

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

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

Section 232 - Threatening any person to give false evidence.

Section 233 - Using evidence known to be false.

Section 234 - Issuing or signing false certificate.

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

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

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

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

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

Section 240 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed.

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

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

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

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

Section 245 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.

Section 246 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court.

Section 247 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.

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

Section 249 - Harbouring offender.

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

Section 251 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.

Section 252 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.

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

Section 254 - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 266 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment.

Section 267 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.

Section 268 - Personation of assessor.

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

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 CHAPTER 13 - OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS Act)

  Section 206, Section 207, Section 208, Section 209, Section 210, Section 211, Section 212, Section 213, Section 214, Section 215, Section 216, Section 217, Section 218, Section 219, Section 220, Section 221, Section 222, Section 223, Section 224, Section 225, Section 226