The Indian Penal Code (IPC) (now Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita) is the main source of criminal law in India. Of all its provisions, Section 323 of the IPC (now Section 115 (2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita) refers to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. The section plays an important role in the sentence of reputation by victims …
The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita is an exhaustive legal document draft in 2023, and it is one of the cornerstones on which Indian law rests. Section 308 of the BNS, among many provisions under it, constitutes a crucial segment of its extortion law. It was particularly design to keep individuals free from the threats of blackmail …
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The colonial-era law which is IPC, criminalized attempts to commit suicide. It was viewed as a crime against the state. Section 309 of IPC punishes such an offense with one-year imprisonment. This provision not only stigmatizes such an act of those persons who were under distress but it used to restrict them from seeking help. …
Mob Lynching is a form of violence in which a group of people executes a presumed offender and inflicts torture upon him. They did it on the pretext of administering justice without any trial. It is an illegal way of punishing someone. It is a way of going against the law. This act of punishing …
The newly enacted BNS talks about punishment for culpable homicide, not amount to murder. The difference between murder and culpable homicide is between the intention and the surrounding circumstances. Section 105 of BNS talks about this. It also includes those acts that come under the exceptions of murder. These can be grave and sudden provocation, …
To enter another person’s property without that person’s express, implicit, or legal consent is known as trespassing. The simple definition of “trespass” is entering someone else’s land or property without their permission. It is typically understood to be a civil offense. Under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, trespassing with the intent to commit a crime is considered …
Section 378 of IPC talks about theft. But now, Section 303 of BNS talks about the offense of theft. Although the basic ingredients of theft are the same, BNS has made some changes in the section. It has added some additional provisions in the theft section. Let’s not understand Section 303 of BNS: What is …
Cheating, in its widest definition, encompasses a variety of actions meant to break the law for one’s own unfair advantage. Since the rules that are broken can be explicit or stem from an unwritten code of behaviour based on morality or norms, cheating can be recognized. Section 318 under BNS Section 318 under BNS: Essential …
In common parlance, the phrases “robbery,” “theft,” and even “extortion” appear to be extremely similar, often even used interchangeably. However, these concepts are unique and have been very clearly established as distinct crimes in the legal sense and within the scope of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. Section 309 of the BNS outlines the distinction between …
Kidnapping and abduction represent grave criminal acts that jeopardize both individual safety and public safety. Certain offenses are covered by particular provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), specifically Section 140 under the BNS. The legal framework pertaining to kidnapping or abduction with the intention of murder or extortion is outlined in this section. Kidnapping …
