Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 19: Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
IPC Section 81 is covered by BNS Section 19.
- BNS 19IPC: 81Changed
Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
Word “steam” is excluded in illustration.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 25: Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent · IPC 87
- BNS 271: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life · IPC 269
- BNS 272: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life · IPC 270
- BNS 91: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth · IPC 315
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