Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 21: Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
IPC Section 83 is covered by BNS Section 21.
- BNS 21IPC: 83No change
Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding.
No change.
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 93: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it · IPC 317
- BNS 27: Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person, by or by consent of guardian · IPC 89
- BNS 91: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth · IPC 315
- BNS 92: Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide · IPC 316
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