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Section 1 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

    Definition of Section 1 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 1 BNS? Short title, commencement and application.β€” (1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. (2) It shall… 

    Section 2 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

      Definition of Section 2 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 2 BNS? Definitions.β€” In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,–– (1) β€œact” denotes as well a series of acts as… 

      Section 3 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

        Definition of Section 3 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 3 BNS? General explanations.β€” (1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every Illustration of every… 

        Section 4 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

          Definition of Section 4 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 4 BNS? Punishments.β€” The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita areβ€” (a) Death;(b) Imprisonment for… 

          Section 5 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

            Definition of Section 5 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 5 BNS? Commutation of sentence.β€” The appropriate Government may, without the consent of the offender, commute any punishment under this Sanhita… 

            Section 6 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

              Definition of Section 6 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 6 BNS? Fractions of terms of punishment.β€” In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as… 

              Section 7 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

                Definition of Section 7 BNS According to the Government of India What is Section 7 BNS? Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.β€” In every case in which…