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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act 45 of 2023 · 358 sections

Practise questions on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Title, date and preamble

[25th December, 2023.]

An Act to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offences and for matters connected therewith

or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:––

Contents

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II OF PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER III GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

Of right of private defence

CHAPTER IV OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT

of abetment

Of criminal conspiracy

Of attempt

CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD

Of sexual offences

Of criminal force and assault against woman

Of offences relating to marriage

Of causing miscarriage, etc

Of offences against child

CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY

Of offences affecting life

Of hurt

Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

Of criminal force and assault

CHAPTER VII OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

CHAPTER VIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE

CHAPTER IX OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

CHAPTER X OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

CHAPTER XI OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY

CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIII OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIV OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

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

CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

Of theft

Of extortion

Of robbery and dacoity

Of criminal misappropriation of property

Of criminal breach of trust

Of receiving stolen property

Of cheating

Of fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property

Of mischief

Of criminal trespass

CHAPTER XVIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

Of property marks

CHAPTER XIX OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC

Of defamation

CHAPTER XX REPEAL AND SAVINGS