The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 33 BNS | BNS 33 Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm. Reference Link: … Read more

Section 32 BNS | BNS 32 | BNS Section 32 Except murder, and offences against the State punishable with death, nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is compelled to do it by threats, which, at the time of doing it, reasonably cause the apprehension that instant death to that person … Read more

Section 31 BNS | BNS 31 | BNS Section 31 No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person. Illustration A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion … Read more

Section 30 BNS | BNS 30 Nothing is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause to a person for whose benefit it is done in good faith, even without that person’s consent, if the circumstances are such that it is impossible for that person to signify consent, or if that person … Read more

Section 29 BNS | BNS 29 | BNS Section 29 The exceptions in sections 25, 26 and 27 do not extend to acts which are offences independently of any harm which they may cause, or be intended to cause, or be known to be likely to cause, to the person giving the consent, or on … Read more

Section 28 BNS | BNS 28 | BNS Section 28 A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any section of this Sanhita,— (a) if the consent is given by a person under fear of injury, or under a misconception of fact, and if the person doing the act knows, or has … Read more

Section 27 BNS | BNS 27 | BNS Section 27 Nothing which is done in good faith for the benefit of a person under twelve years of age, or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent, either express or implied, of the guardian or other person having lawful charge of that person, is an … Read more

Section 26 BNS | BNS 26 | BNS Section 26 Nothing, which is not intended to cause death, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, or be known by the doer to be likely to cause, to any person for whose benefit … Read more

Section 25 BNS | BNS 25 | BNS Section 25 Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the … Read more

Section 23 BNS | BNS 23 Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law; provided that the thing which intoxicated … Read more